Chapter 52 Patients With Dermatologic Problems

Chapter 52  Patients With Dermatologic Problems

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
The pharmacology class is learning about herpes zoster and medications that are used to treat this disease process. When planning care for a patient with herpes zoster what medications, if administered within the first 24 hours of the initial eruption, can arrest herpes zoster?
A)
Deltasone (Prednisone)
B)
Azathioprine (Imuran)
C)
Triamcinolone (Kenalog)
D)
Acyclovir (Zovirax)

2.
A patient with squamous cell carcinoma has been scheduled for treatment of this malignancy. The nurse knows that the primary method of treatment in this type of cancer is what?
A)
Chemotherapy
B)
Radiation therapy
C)
Surgical excision
D)
Biopsy of sample tissue

3.
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?
A)
Impaired skin integrity related to scaly lesions
B)
Acute pain of the skin and oral cavity related to blistering and erosions
C)
Risk for injury related to epidermal shedding
D)
Anxiety and depression related to disfigurement

4.
While performing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse observes an elevated blue-black lesion on the patient’s ear. The nurse knows that this is indicative of what type of skin cancer?
A)
Basal cell carcinoma
B)
Squamous cell carcinoma
C)
Dermatofibroma
D)
Malignant melanoma

5.
In the oncology nursing portion of their medical–surgical class, the nursing students are learning about Kaposi’s sarcoma. Because of the student’s knowledge of pathophysiology, the student nurse would be correct in identifying this type of skin malignancy as affecting which portion(s) of the body?
A)
Chest and back only
B)
Invaded breast tissue
C)
Infiltrated lymph nodes only
D)
Multiple body organs

Answer Key

1.
D
2.
C
3.
A
4.
D
5.
D