PSYCHOTHERAPY NRNP6645 PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED EXAM TESTED
AND APPROVED!!!
The nurse practitioner is making patient rounds in a long-term care facility and is visiting Mr.
Smith, 95 years old, who has a large amount of fungus growing from his toenails. The staff
nurse asks what can be done to help alleviate this nail fungus. What does the nurse
practitioner advise? Select all that apply.
1. Wash and completely dry the feet and toes daily.
2. Keep the patient's feet cool and dry.
3. Use aluminum acetate solution (Burow's solution).
4. Have the patient wear occlusive footwear.
5. Use clotrimazole (ointment, cream, or lotion). -- ANSWER--15. Answer: 1, 2, 3 Page: 123
Feedback
1.
The key to prevention of recurrence is to keep the area dry. Use a hairdryer to thoroughly dry
the area after bathing.
2.
The key to prevention of all types is to keep the skin cool and dry.
3.
The use of aluminum acetate solution (Burow's) and the application of antifungal or
absorbent powder have all been shown to prevent recurrence.
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, 4.
Avoiding occlusive footwear, wearing absorbent materials, and practicing good hygiene offer
the best primary prevention.
5.
Newer agents are more likely to cure tinea pedis than the older generation of antifungals,
including clotrimazole, which is fungistatic, whereas terbinafine is fungicidal.
Mrs. Person, 82 years old, comes to the well clinic to see a nurse practitioner for a bump on
her ear. This growth has been there for almost a year but has recently grown. The area around
the growth appears inflamed. Why would the nurse practitioner suggest a biopsy? Select all
that apply.
1. The growth is elevated and increasing in size.
2. The ear has high exposure to the sun.
3. There is inflammation around the growth.
4. The patient is 82 years old and reports having lived in the south of the United States for
many years.
5. There is no concern about familial tendencies. -- ANSWER--14. Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4 Page:
118
Feedback
1.
Signs of malignancy include elevation; the original lesion may also have enlarged in size.
2.
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED EXAM TESTED
AND APPROVED!!!
The nurse practitioner is making patient rounds in a long-term care facility and is visiting Mr.
Smith, 95 years old, who has a large amount of fungus growing from his toenails. The staff
nurse asks what can be done to help alleviate this nail fungus. What does the nurse
practitioner advise? Select all that apply.
1. Wash and completely dry the feet and toes daily.
2. Keep the patient's feet cool and dry.
3. Use aluminum acetate solution (Burow's solution).
4. Have the patient wear occlusive footwear.
5. Use clotrimazole (ointment, cream, or lotion). -- ANSWER--15. Answer: 1, 2, 3 Page: 123
Feedback
1.
The key to prevention of recurrence is to keep the area dry. Use a hairdryer to thoroughly dry
the area after bathing.
2.
The key to prevention of all types is to keep the skin cool and dry.
3.
The use of aluminum acetate solution (Burow's) and the application of antifungal or
absorbent powder have all been shown to prevent recurrence.
Page 1 of 139
, 4.
Avoiding occlusive footwear, wearing absorbent materials, and practicing good hygiene offer
the best primary prevention.
5.
Newer agents are more likely to cure tinea pedis than the older generation of antifungals,
including clotrimazole, which is fungistatic, whereas terbinafine is fungicidal.
Mrs. Person, 82 years old, comes to the well clinic to see a nurse practitioner for a bump on
her ear. This growth has been there for almost a year but has recently grown. The area around
the growth appears inflamed. Why would the nurse practitioner suggest a biopsy? Select all
that apply.
1. The growth is elevated and increasing in size.
2. The ear has high exposure to the sun.
3. There is inflammation around the growth.
4. The patient is 82 years old and reports having lived in the south of the United States for
many years.
5. There is no concern about familial tendencies. -- ANSWER--14. Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4 Page:
118
Feedback
1.
Signs of malignancy include elevation; the original lesion may also have enlarged in size.
2.
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