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While performing an initial assessment of a client admitted with appendicitis, the nurse observes an elevated blue-black lesion on the client's ear. The nurse knows that this lesion is consistent with what type of skin cancer?
Malignant melanoma
The nurse is assessing a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). What assessment data would indicate that the patient may be progressing to keratoconjunctivitis?
Pruritus of the eyes Burning of the eyes Dryness of the eyes
Compression
bone has been compressed (seen in vertebral fractures)
Comminuted
bone has splintered into several fragments
depressed fracture
broken bone portion is pressed inward, typical of skull/face fracture
Compound
damage also involves the skin or mucous membranes
simple fracture
does not break the skin
impacted fracture
driven into another bone fragment
epiphyseal fracture
epiphysis separates from diaphysis
pathologic fracture
fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone (bone cyst, Paget's disease, bony metastasis, tumor); can occur without trauma or a fall
history of diabetes mellitus has recently developed furunculosis. What is causing the client's condition?
infection
not an assessment finding with shingles?
nausea and vomiting
oblique fracture
occurs at an angle across the bone
transverse fracture
occurs straight across the bone
greenstick fracture
one side of a bone is broken and the other side is bent
A client is undergoing photochemotherapy involving a combination of a photosensitizing chemical and ultraviolet light. What health problem does this client most likely have?
psoriasis
avulsion fracture
pulling away of a fragment of bone by a ligament or tendon and its attachment
spiral fracture
twisting around the shaft of the bone
The nurse is conducting a community education program on basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Which statement should the nurse make?
It begins as a small, waxy nodule with rolled translucent, pearly borders
nurse is providing care for a client who has psoriasis. Following the appearance of skin lesions, the nurse should prioritize what assessment?
Assessment of the client's joints for pain and decreased range of motion