NR509 Week 5&6 Exam
NR509 WEEK 5&6 EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A 75-year-old woman who has a history of diabetes and peripheral vascular
disease has been trying to remove a corn on the bottom of her foot with a pair of
scissors. The nurse will encourage her to stop trying to remove the corn with
scissors because:
a. The woman could be at increased risk for infection and lesions because of her
chronic disease.
b. With her diabetes, she has increased circulation to her foot, and it could cause
severe bleeding.
c. She is 75 years old and is unable to see; consequently, she places herself at
greater risk for self-injury with the scissors.
d. With her peripheral vascular disease, her range of motion is limited and she
may not be able to reach the corn safely.
a. The woman could be at increased risk for infection and lesions because of her
chronic disease.
The nurse keeps in mind that a thorough skin assessment is extremely important
because the skin holds information about a person's:
a. Support systems.
b. Circulatory status.
c. Socioeconomic status.
d. Psychological wellness.
b. Circulatory status.
A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of "freezing to death"
while waiting for her examination. The nurse notes that her skin is pale and cool
and attributes this finding to:
a. Venous pooling.
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b. Peripheral vasodilation.
c. Peripheral vasoconstriction.
d. Decreased arterial perfusion.
c. Peripheral vasoconstriction.
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his
recliner chair for approximately 3 days with his feet down and he asks 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
c. Distended veins
A patient is especially worried about an area of skin on her feet that has turned
white. The health care provider has told her that her condition is vitiligo. The
nurse explains to her that vitiligo is:
a. Caused by an excess of melanin pigment
b. Caused by an excess of apocrine glands in her feet
c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin pigment
d. Related to impetigo and can be treated with an ointment
c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin pigment
A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles has started to
burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse pays special attention to the
danger signs for pigmented lesions and is concerned with which additional
finding?
a. Color variation
b. Border regularity
c. Symmetry of lesions
d. Diameter of less than 6 mm
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a. Color variation
A patient comes to the clinic and states that he has noticed that his skin is redder
than normal. The nurse understands that this condition is due to hyperemia and
knows that it can be caused by:
a... Decreased amounts of bilirubin in the blood
b. Excess blood in the underlying blood vessels
c. Decreased perfusion to the surrounding tissues
d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries
d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries
During a skin assessment, the nurse notices that a Mexican-American patient has
skin that is yellowish-brown; however, the skin on the hard and soft palate is pink
and the patient's scleras are not yellow. From this finding, the nurse could
probably rule out:
a. Pallor
b... Jaundice
c. Cyanosis
d. Iron deficiency
b... Jaundice
A black patient is in the intensive care unit because of impending shock after an
accident. The nurse expects to find what characteristics in this patient's skin?
a. Ruddy blue.
b. Generalized pallor.
c. Ashen, gray, or dull.
d... Patchy areas of pallor.
c. Ashen, gray, or dull.
An older adult woman is brought to the emergency department after being found
lying on the kitchen floor for 2 days; she is extremely dehydrated. What would the
nurse expect to see during the examination?
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a. Smooth mucous membranes and lips
b. Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
c. Pale mucous membranes
d. White patches on the mucous membranes
b. Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
A 42-year-old woman complains that she has noticed several small, slightly raised,
bright red dots on her chest. On examination, the nurse expects that the spots are
probably:
a. Anasarca.
b. Scleroderma.
c... Senile angiomas.
d. Latent myeloma.
c... Senile angiomas.
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
finding?
a. Anasarca
b. Scleroderma
c. Pedal erythema
d. Clubbing of the nails
d. Clubbing of the nails
A newborn infant has Down syndrome. During the skin assessment, the nurse
notices a transient mottling in the trunk and extremities in response to the cool
temperature in the examination room. The infant's mother also notices the
mottling and asks what it is. The nurse knows that this mottling is called:
a. Café au lait.
b. Carotenemia.
c... Acrocyanosis.
d. Cutis marmorata.
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NR509 WEEK 5&6 EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A 75-year-old woman who has a history of diabetes and peripheral vascular
disease has been trying to remove a corn on the bottom of her foot with a pair of
scissors. The nurse will encourage her to stop trying to remove the corn with
scissors because:
a. The woman could be at increased risk for infection and lesions because of her
chronic disease.
b. With her diabetes, she has increased circulation to her foot, and it could cause
severe bleeding.
c. She is 75 years old and is unable to see; consequently, she places herself at
greater risk for self-injury with the scissors.
d. With her peripheral vascular disease, her range of motion is limited and she
may not be able to reach the corn safely.
a. The woman could be at increased risk for infection and lesions because of her
chronic disease.
The nurse keeps in mind that a thorough skin assessment is extremely important
because the skin holds information about a person's:
a. Support systems.
b. Circulatory status.
c. Socioeconomic status.
d. Psychological wellness.
b. Circulatory status.
A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of "freezing to death"
while waiting for her examination. The nurse notes that her skin is pale and cool
and attributes this finding to:
a. Venous pooling.
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b. Peripheral vasodilation.
c. Peripheral vasoconstriction.
d. Decreased arterial perfusion.
c. Peripheral vasoconstriction.
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his
recliner chair for approximately 3 days with his feet down and he asks 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
c. Distended veins
A patient is especially worried about an area of skin on her feet that has turned
white. The health care provider has told her that her condition is vitiligo. The
nurse explains to her that vitiligo is:
a. Caused by an excess of melanin pigment
b. Caused by an excess of apocrine glands in her feet
c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin pigment
d. Related to impetigo and can be treated with an ointment
c. Caused by the complete absence of melanin pigment
A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles has started to
burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse pays special attention to the
danger signs for pigmented lesions and is concerned with which additional
finding?
a. Color variation
b. Border regularity
c. Symmetry of lesions
d. Diameter of less than 6 mm
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a. Color variation
A patient comes to the clinic and states that he has noticed that his skin is redder
than normal. The nurse understands that this condition is due to hyperemia and
knows that it can be caused by:
a... Decreased amounts of bilirubin in the blood
b. Excess blood in the underlying blood vessels
c. Decreased perfusion to the surrounding tissues
d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries
d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries
During a skin assessment, the nurse notices that a Mexican-American patient has
skin that is yellowish-brown; however, the skin on the hard and soft palate is pink
and the patient's scleras are not yellow. From this finding, the nurse could
probably rule out:
a. Pallor
b... Jaundice
c. Cyanosis
d. Iron deficiency
b... Jaundice
A black patient is in the intensive care unit because of impending shock after an
accident. The nurse expects to find what characteristics in this patient's skin?
a. Ruddy blue.
b. Generalized pallor.
c. Ashen, gray, or dull.
d... Patchy areas of pallor.
c. Ashen, gray, or dull.
An older adult woman is brought to the emergency department after being found
lying on the kitchen floor for 2 days; she is extremely dehydrated. What would the
nurse expect to see during the examination?
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a. Smooth mucous membranes and lips
b. Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
c. Pale mucous membranes
d. White patches on the mucous membranes
b. Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
A 42-year-old woman complains that she has noticed several small, slightly raised,
bright red dots on her chest. On examination, the nurse expects that the spots are
probably:
a. Anasarca.
b. Scleroderma.
c... Senile angiomas.
d. Latent myeloma.
c... Senile angiomas.
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
finding?
a. Anasarca
b. Scleroderma
c. Pedal erythema
d. Clubbing of the nails
d. Clubbing of the nails
A newborn infant has Down syndrome. During the skin assessment, the nurse
notices a transient mottling in the trunk and extremities in response to the cool
temperature in the examination room. The infant's mother also notices the
mottling and asks what it is. The nurse knows that this mottling is called:
a. Café au lait.
b. Carotenemia.
c... Acrocyanosis.
d. Cutis marmorata.
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