NURS 6512 EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Rosacea.
Answer: Chronic skin disorder of the face with red inflamed areas
appearing mostly on the nose and cheeks, flushing and stinging,
response to weather/emotions/alcohol/hot foods
no comedomes
◉ herpes zoster (shingles).
Answer: painful eruption of vesicles that follows a nerve root on one
side of the body dermatome pattern, in a cluster, rash with burnin
◉ herpes simplex.
Answer: Recurring viral infection that often presents as a fever
blister or cold sore.
type1 and type 2, can happen anywhere on body with crusting and
vesicles
◉ lyme disease.
, Answer: Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia
burgdorferi.
"bull's eye rash" greater than 5 cm, red, circular, then diffuse red
lesions and systemic symptoms
◉ pemphigus vulgaris.
Answer: autoimmune dz characterized by shallow ulcerations of
mucotaneous junctions and oral mucosa, lots of pain and blistering
◉ Nickolsky sign.
Answer: Dermatological sign, is present when slight rubbing of the
skin results in exfoliation of the outermost layer, forming a blister
within minutes.
◉ basal cell carcinoma.
Answer: Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often
characterized by light or pearly nodules., nonhealing wound with
crusting, shiny nodule open sore, scar like flat patch
◉ squamous cell carcinoma.
Answer: malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the
epidermis, think elevated and wart like with scaly patch
◉ melanoma.
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Rosacea.
Answer: Chronic skin disorder of the face with red inflamed areas
appearing mostly on the nose and cheeks, flushing and stinging,
response to weather/emotions/alcohol/hot foods
no comedomes
◉ herpes zoster (shingles).
Answer: painful eruption of vesicles that follows a nerve root on one
side of the body dermatome pattern, in a cluster, rash with burnin
◉ herpes simplex.
Answer: Recurring viral infection that often presents as a fever
blister or cold sore.
type1 and type 2, can happen anywhere on body with crusting and
vesicles
◉ lyme disease.
, Answer: Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia
burgdorferi.
"bull's eye rash" greater than 5 cm, red, circular, then diffuse red
lesions and systemic symptoms
◉ pemphigus vulgaris.
Answer: autoimmune dz characterized by shallow ulcerations of
mucotaneous junctions and oral mucosa, lots of pain and blistering
◉ Nickolsky sign.
Answer: Dermatological sign, is present when slight rubbing of the
skin results in exfoliation of the outermost layer, forming a blister
within minutes.
◉ basal cell carcinoma.
Answer: Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often
characterized by light or pearly nodules., nonhealing wound with
crusting, shiny nodule open sore, scar like flat patch
◉ squamous cell carcinoma.
Answer: malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the
epidermis, think elevated and wart like with scaly patch
◉ melanoma.
