Which test is NOT
suitable to
diagnose shingles if Complete blood Complete blood
Correct
the clinical count (CBC) count (CBC)
presentation is
questionable?
A patient who is at examine his examine his
high risk for skin skin monthly for skin monthly for Correct
cancer should: changes. changes.
A patient exhibits
petechiae on both
lower legs but has
Order a CBC Order a CBC Correct
no other complaints.
How should the NP
proceed?
A 16-year-old male
has nodulocystic
acne. What might Isotretinoin Isotretinoin
Correct
have the greatest (Accutane) (Accutane)
positive impact in
managing his acne?
A patient has used a Tachyphylaxis Tachyphylaxis Correct
high-potency topical
steroid cream for
years to treat
psoriasis
exacerbations when
they occur. She
presents today and
states that this
cream “just doesn’t
,work anymore.”
What word describes
this?
Which of the
following lesions
Purpura or Purpura or
never blanches Correct
petechiae petechiae
when pressure
is applied?
A wound has the
following
characteristics;
partial thickness loss
of dermis, a shallow
open ulcer with
Stage II Stage II Correct
red/pink bed, and no
evidence of
sloughing. What
stage of pressure
ulcer does this
describe?
When can a child
After all lesions have After all
with chickenpox Correct
crusted lesions have
return to daycare?
crusted
A microscopic
examination of the
sample taken from a
Incorrec
skin lesion indicates Fungal Bacterial
t
hyphae. What type
of infection might
this indicate?
, Patients with atopic
dermatitis are itching. itching. Correct
likely to exhibit:
both produce
Hand-foot-and- are viral infections
pustules on Incorrec
mouth disease and caused by Coxsackie
oral mucous t
herpangina: viruses.
membranes.
The nurse
practitioner
identifies satellite indicative of indicative of
Correct
lesions in a 6- candidal infection. candidal infection.
month-old infant.
These are:
A patient is found to
have koilonychia.
Complete blood Complete blood
What laboratory test Correct
count count
would be prudent to
perform?
What finding is most
Single dermatome Pain, burning, and Incorrec
characteristic of
affected itching t
shingles?
A patient presents Dyshidrotic Dyshidrotic Correct
with small vesicles dermatitis dermatitis
on the lateral edges
of his fingers and
intense itching. On
close inspection,
there are small
vesicles on the
palmar surface of
suitable to
diagnose shingles if Complete blood Complete blood
Correct
the clinical count (CBC) count (CBC)
presentation is
questionable?
A patient who is at examine his examine his
high risk for skin skin monthly for skin monthly for Correct
cancer should: changes. changes.
A patient exhibits
petechiae on both
lower legs but has
Order a CBC Order a CBC Correct
no other complaints.
How should the NP
proceed?
A 16-year-old male
has nodulocystic
acne. What might Isotretinoin Isotretinoin
Correct
have the greatest (Accutane) (Accutane)
positive impact in
managing his acne?
A patient has used a Tachyphylaxis Tachyphylaxis Correct
high-potency topical
steroid cream for
years to treat
psoriasis
exacerbations when
they occur. She
presents today and
states that this
cream “just doesn’t
,work anymore.”
What word describes
this?
Which of the
following lesions
Purpura or Purpura or
never blanches Correct
petechiae petechiae
when pressure
is applied?
A wound has the
following
characteristics;
partial thickness loss
of dermis, a shallow
open ulcer with
Stage II Stage II Correct
red/pink bed, and no
evidence of
sloughing. What
stage of pressure
ulcer does this
describe?
When can a child
After all lesions have After all
with chickenpox Correct
crusted lesions have
return to daycare?
crusted
A microscopic
examination of the
sample taken from a
Incorrec
skin lesion indicates Fungal Bacterial
t
hyphae. What type
of infection might
this indicate?
, Patients with atopic
dermatitis are itching. itching. Correct
likely to exhibit:
both produce
Hand-foot-and- are viral infections
pustules on Incorrec
mouth disease and caused by Coxsackie
oral mucous t
herpangina: viruses.
membranes.
The nurse
practitioner
identifies satellite indicative of indicative of
Correct
lesions in a 6- candidal infection. candidal infection.
month-old infant.
These are:
A patient is found to
have koilonychia.
Complete blood Complete blood
What laboratory test Correct
count count
would be prudent to
perform?
What finding is most
Single dermatome Pain, burning, and Incorrec
characteristic of
affected itching t
shingles?
A patient presents Dyshidrotic Dyshidrotic Correct
with small vesicles dermatitis dermatitis
on the lateral edges
of his fingers and
intense itching. On
close inspection,
there are small
vesicles on the
palmar surface of
