PrepU_Health Assessment_Chapter14

Which of the following assessment findings most likely constitutes a secondary skin lesion?

Keloid formation at the site of an old incision

What light should the nurse use to inspect a lesion on the thigh of a client for the presence of fungus?

Wood's light

The apocrine glands are dormant until puberty and are concentrated in the axillae, the perineum, and the

areola of the breast

A nurse is instructing a client on how to assess himself for herpes simplex lesions by their configuration. Which configuration should the nurse tell the client to look for?

clustered

Hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands originate from the...

dermis

Mrs. Anderson presents with an itchy raised rash that appears and disappears in various locations. Each lesion lasts for many minutes. Which most likely accounts for this rash?

hives or urtiaria

An adult male client visits the outpatient center and tells the nurse that he has been experiencing patchy hair loss. The nurse should further assess the client for...

hypothyroidism

While assessing an adult client, the nurse observes freckles on the client's face. The nurse should document the presence of

macule

Connecting the skin to underlying structures is/are the

subcutaneous tissue

Which area of the body should a nurse inspect for possible loss of skin integrity when performing a skin examination on a female who is obese?

under the breast