Chapter 24 Assessment of the skin, hair, and nails

While assessing a client, a nurse detects a bluish tinge to the client's palms, soles, and mucous membranes. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Ask the client about current medications he or she is taking. b. Use pulse oximetry to assess the client's oxygen saturation. c. Auscultate the client's lung fields for adventitious sounds. d. Palpate the client's bilateral radial and pedal pulses. - b. Use pulse oximetry to assess the client's oxygen saturation. 2. A nurse assesses a client who is admitted with inflamed soft-tissue folds around the nail plates. Which question should the nurse ask to elicit useful information about the possible condition? a. "What do you do for a living?" b. "Are your nails professionally manicured?" c. "Do you have diabetes mellitus?" d. "Have you had a recent fungal infection?" - a. "What do you do for a living?" 3. A nurse assesses a client who has multiple areas of ecchymosis on both arms. Which question should the nurse ask first? a. "Are you using lotion on your skin?" b. "Do you have a family history of this?"