CHAPTER 22ASSESSMENT OF INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM LEWIS MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 10TH EDITION WITH REAL ANSWERS MULTIPLE CHOIC

A 35-yr-old female patient states that she is using topical fluorouracil to treat actinic keratoses on her face. Which additional assessment information will be most important for the nurse to obtain? b. Method of contraception used by the patient 2. Which integumentary assessment data from an older patient admitted with bacterial pneumonia is of concern to the nurse? b. Reports a history of allergic rashes 3. The nurse assesses a circular, flat, reddened lesion about 5 cm in diameter on a middle-aged patient’s ankle. How should the nurse determine if the lesion is related to intradermal bleeding? b. Press firmly on the lesion. 4. When examining an older patient in the home, the home health nurse notices irregular patterns of bruising at different stages of healing on the patient’s body. Which action should the nurse take first? c. Talk with the patient alone and ask about the bruising. 5. A dark-skinned patient has been admitted to the hospital with chronic heart failure. How would the nurse assess this patient for cyanosis? c. Check the lips and oral muco