NR 509 WEEK 3 QUIZ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is
wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which
factor?
a. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly
b. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in the elderly
c. An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly
d. An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the
elderly - ANSWER- An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in
subcutaneous fat in the elderly
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been
confined to his recliner chair for about three days with his feet down and
he wants the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the assessment, the nurse
might expect to find
a. pallor.
b. coolness.
, c. distended veins
d. prolonged capillary filling time. - ANSWER- distended veins
The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish-white, red-based
spots in her mouth that are elevated about 1 mm to 3 mm. What other
signs would the nurse expect to find in this patient?
a. A pink, papular rash on the face and neck
b. Pruritic vesicles over her trunk and neck
c. Hyperpigmentation on the chest, abdomen, and the back of the arms
d. A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the ears and on the
face - ANSWER- A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the
ears and on the face
The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed
lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter. When documenting this finding,
the nurse would report this as a
a. bulla.
b. wheal.
c. wheal.
d. papule. - ANSWER- papule.
A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has come to the
clinic for a follow-up appointment. On assessment, the nurse might
expect to see which assessment finding?
a. Anasarca
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is
wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which
factor?
a. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly
b. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in the elderly
c. An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly
d. An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the
elderly - ANSWER- An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in
subcutaneous fat in the elderly
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been
confined to his recliner chair for about three days with his feet down and
he wants the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the assessment, the nurse
might expect to find
a. pallor.
b. coolness.
, c. distended veins
d. prolonged capillary filling time. - ANSWER- distended veins
The nurse notices that a school-aged child has bluish-white, red-based
spots in her mouth that are elevated about 1 mm to 3 mm. What other
signs would the nurse expect to find in this patient?
a. A pink, papular rash on the face and neck
b. Pruritic vesicles over her trunk and neck
c. Hyperpigmentation on the chest, abdomen, and the back of the arms
d. A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the ears and on the
face - ANSWER- A red-purple, maculopapular, blotchy rash behind the
ears and on the face
The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed
lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter. When documenting this finding,
the nurse would report this as a
a. bulla.
b. wheal.
c. wheal.
d. papule. - ANSWER- papule.
A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has come to the
clinic for a follow-up appointment. On assessment, the nurse might
expect to see which assessment finding?
a. Anasarca
