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Oakland Community College NUR 4500 CHP 61 1)A nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with psoriasis

Nursing

Oakland Community College

NUR 4500

CHP 61

1)A nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with psoriasis. The nurse is creating an education plan for the patient. What information should be included in this plan?

2. A nurse is planning the care of a patient with herpes zoster. What medication, if administered within the first 24 hours of the initial eruption, can arrest herpes zoster?

  1. A patient with squamous cell carcinoma has been scheduled for treatment of this malignancy. The nurse should anticipate that treatment for this type of cancer will primarily consist of what intervention?
  2. When writing a plan of care for a patient with psoriasis, the nurse would know that an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient would be what?
  3. A patient who has sustained third-degree facial burns and a facial fracture is undergoing reconstructive surgery and implantation of a prosthesis. The nurse has identified a nursing diagnosis of Disturbed Body Image Related to Disfigurement. What would be an appropriate nursing intervention related to this diagnosis?
  4. While performing an initial assessment of a patient admitted with appendicitis, the nurse observes an elevated blue-black lesion on the patient's ear. The nurse knows that this lesion is consistent with what type of skin cancer?
  5. A nurse is providing care for a patient who has developed Kaposi's sarcoma secondary to HIV infection. The nurse should be aware that this form of malignancy originates in what part of the body?
  6. A patient requires a full-thickness graft to cover a chronic wound. How is the donor site selected?
  7. A patient has just been told that he has malignant melanoma. The nurse caring for this patient should anticipate that the patient will undergo what treatment?
  8. A nurse is leading a health promotion workshop that is focusing on cancer prevention. What action is most likely to reduce participants' risks of basal cell carcinoma (BCC)?
  9. A patient diagnosed with a stasis ulcer has been hospitalized. There is an order to change the dressing and provide wound care. Which activity should the nurse first perform when providing wound care?
  10. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of a red rash of small, fluid-filled blisters and is suspected of having herpes zoster. What presentation is most consistent with herpes zoster?
  11. A patient presents at the free clinic with a black, wart-like lesion on his face, stating, ìI've done some research, and I'm pretty sure I have malignant melanoma.î

 

Subsequent diagnostic testing results in a diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis. The nurse should recognize what significance of this diagnosis?

  1. A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with what is thought to be toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). When assessing the health history of the patient, the nurse would be alert to what precipitating factor?
  2. A patient has received a diagnosis of irritant contact dermatitis. What action should the nurse prioritize in the patient's subsequent care?
  3. A nurse is caring for a patient whose chemical injury has necessitated a skin graft to his left hand. The nurse enters the room and observes that the patient is performing active range of motion (ROM) exercises with the affected hand. How should the nurse best respond?
  4. A school nurse has sent home four children who show evidence of pediculosis capitis. What is an important instruction the nurse should include in the note being sent home to parents?
  5. A patient has just been diagnosed with psoriasis and frequently has lesions around his right eye. What should the nurse teach the patient about topical corticosteroid use on these lesions?
  6. A nurse is caring for a patient who has a diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid and who is being treated on the medical unit. When providing hygiene for this patient, the nurse should perform which of the following actions?
  7. A nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the medical unit with a diagnosis of pemphigus vulgaris. When writing the care plan for this patient, what nursing diagnoses should be included? Select all that apply.
  8. A patient's blistering disorder has resulted in the formation of multiple lesions in the patient's mouth. What intervention should be included in the patient's plan of care?
  9. When caring for a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), the critical care nurse assesses frequently for high fever, tachycardia, and extreme weakness

 

and fatigue. The nurse is aware that these findings are potential indicators of what? Select all that apply

  1. A nurse is assessing a teenage patient with acne vulgaris. The patient's mother states, ìI keep telling him that this is what happens when you eat as much chocolate as he does.î What aspect of the pathophysiology of acne should inform the nurse's response?
  2. A nurse is providing self-care education to a patient who has been receiving treatment for acne vulgaris. What instruction should the nurse provide to the patient?
  3. A patient has just undergone surgery for malignant melanoma. Which of the following nursing actions should be prioritized?
  4. A patient has recently been diagnosed with advanced malignant melanoma and is scheduled for a wide excision of the tumor on her chest. In writing the plan of care for this patient, what major nursing diagnosis should the nurse include?
  5. A 65-year-old man presents at the clinic complaining of nodules on both legs. The man tells the nurse that his son, who is in medical school, encouraged him to seek prompt care and told him that the nodules are related to the fact that he is Jewish. What health problem should the nurse suspect?
  6. A 55-year-old woman is scheduled to have a chemical face peel. The nurse is aware that the patient is likely seeking treatment for which of the following?
  7. A 30-year-old male patient has just returned from the operating room after having a ìflapî done following a motorcycle accident. The patient's wife asks the nurse about the major complications following this type of surgery. What would be the nurse's best response?
  8. An older adult resident of a long-term care facility has been experiencing generalized pruritus that has become more severe in recent weeks. What intervention should the nurse add to this resident's plan of care?
  9. A patient has a diagnosis of seborrhea and has been referred to the dermatology clinic, where the nurse contributes to care. When planning this

 

patient's care, the nurse should include which of the following nursing diagnoses?

  1. A nurse is working with a family whose 5 year-old daughter has been diagnosed with impetigo. What educational intervention should the nurse include in this family's care?

 

 

 

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