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A nurse is explaining the importance of sunlight on the skin to a woman with decreased mobility who rarely leaves her house. The nurse would emphasize that ultraviolet light helps to synthesize what vitamin?
- A. E
- B. D
- C. A
- D. C
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ultraviolet light exposure aids in synthesizing vitamin D, essential for preventing rickets and supporting bone health. Vitamins E, A, and C are not synthesized via sunlight.
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A dermatologist has asked the nurse to assist with examination of a patients skin using a Woods light. This test will allow the physician to assess for which of the following?
- A. The presence of minute regions of keloid scarring
- B. Unusual patterns of pigmentation on the patients skin
- C. Vascular lesions that are not visible to the naked eye
- D. The presence of parasites on the epidermis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Woods light helps identify pigmentation patterns, distinguishing epidermal from dermal lesions. It does not detect keloids, vascular lesions, or parasites.
A nurse in a dermatology clinic is reading the electronic health record of a new patient. The nurse notes that the patient has a history of a primary skin lesion. What is an example of a primary skin lesion?
- A. Crust
- B. Keloid
- C. Pustule
- D. Ulcer
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A pustule is a primary skin lesion, arising from previously normal skin. Crusts, keloids, and ulcers are secondary lesions resulting from changes to primary lesions.
A wound care nurse is reviewing skin anatomy with a group of medical nurses. Which area of the skin would the nurse identify as providing a cushion between the skin layers, muscles, and bones?
- A. Dermis
- B. Subcutaneous tissue
- C. Epidermis
- D. Stratum corneum
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis) cushions between skin layers, muscles, and bones. The dermis provides strength, the epidermis is the outer layer, and the stratum corneum is the outermost epidermal layer.
Assessment of a patients leg reveals the presence of a 1.5-cm circular region of necrotic tissue that is deeper than the epidermis. The nurse should document the presence of what type of skin lesion?
- A. Keloid
- B. Ulcer
- C. Fissure
- D. Erosion
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An ulcer involves skin loss past the epidermis with necrotic tissue. Keloids are scar tissue, fissures are linear, and erosions are superficial.
An 80-year-old patient is brought to the clinic by her son. The son asks the nurse why his mother has gotten so many spots on her skin. What would be an appropriate response by the nurse?
- A. As people age, they normally develop uneven pigmentation in their skin.
- B. These spots are called liver spots or age spots.
- C. Older skin is more apt to break down and tear, causing sores.
- D. These are usually the result of nutritional deficits earlier in life.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Uneven pigmentation, such as age spots, is a common age-related skin change. Naming the spots or discussing skin breakdown does not directly address the cause, and nutritional deficits are not typically responsible.