ATI MED SURG (DERMATOLOGY) ACTUAL EXAM GUIDE 2025|VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALL GRADED A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS
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ATI MED SURG (DERMATOLOGY) ACTUAL EXAM GUIDE 2025|VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALL GRADED A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Which structure is the site of new nail growth? - ANSWER-Eponychium
Risk factors for skin cancer include: - ANSWER-repeated trauma or irritation to s...
ATI MED SURG (DERMATOLOGY)
ACTUAL EXAM GUIDE 2025|VERIFIED
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALL GRADED
A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Which structure is the site of new nail growth? - ANSWER-✅Eponychium
Risk factors for skin cancer include: - ANSWER-✅repeated trauma or irritation to
skin.
Which of the following, if reported, belongs in the family history of a patient with a
skin rash? - ANSWER-✅Father has chronic asthma.
The type and brand of grooming products used are important to the health history
of: - ANSWER-✅everyone
Inspection to determine color variations of the skin is best conducted: - ANSWER-
✅with illumination provided by daylight.
Individuals with dark pigmentary demarcation lines show lighter coloration on
_____ body surfaces. - ANSWER-✅inward
Which cultural group has the lowest incidence of nevi? - ANSWER-✅African
Americans
A slightly elevated brownish papule with indistinct borders is a typical characteristic
of a(n) _____ nevus. - ANSWER-✅compound
,A 29-year-old white woman appears jaundiced. An etiology of liver disease has been
excluded. What history questions should the nurse ask? - ANSWER-✅If she eats a lot
of yellow and orange vegetables
Skin temperature is best assessed with the: - ANSWER-✅dorsal surface of the
examiner's hand.
The nurse blanches over a vascular lesion on a pregnant patient. The site blanches
and refills evenly from the center outward. The nurse documents this lesion as: -
ANSWER-✅a spider angioma.
A 4 3 cm, rough, elevated area of psoriasis is an example of a: - ANSWER-✅plaque
Skin turgor checks are performed in order to determine: - ANSWER-✅hydration
status.
Women with terminal hair growth in a male distribution pattern should receive
further evaluation for a(n): - ANSWER-✅endocrine disorder.
The nurse assesses the patient's nails and finds transverse white bands that cover
the nail except for a narrow zone at the distal tip. Additional physical examination of
this patient should include: - ANSWER-✅inspection for icterus.
Which nail change found on examination would be most alarming? - ANSWER-✅A
single dark band in a white adult
Transient mottling of the patient's skin in a cool room is a common finding in: -
ANSWER-✅newborn infants.
Café au lait patches are numbered with each assessment of infants and young
children because: - ANSWER-✅the presence of more than five patches suggests
neurofibromatosis.
A Dennie-Morgan fold is probably caused by: - ANSWER-✅chronic rubbing
Linea nigra is commonly found on the abdomens of: - ANSWER-✅pregnant women.
Cherry angiomas are a common finding in: - ANSWER-✅adults older than 30 years
Pigmented, raised, warty lesions over the face and trunk should be assessed by an
experienced practitioner who can distinguish: - ANSWER-✅seborrheic keratoses
from actinic keratoses.
Which decubitus ulcer stage indicates damage into the subcutaneous tissue? -
ANSWER-✅Stage III
Age spots are also called: - ANSWER-✅senile lentigines.
, The most common inflammatory skin condition is: - ANSWER-✅eczematous
dermatitis.
Which of the following is a noncandidal fungal infection? - ANSWER-✅Tinea
corporis
The characteristic that best differentiates psoriasis from other skin abnormalities is
the: - ANSWER-✅color of the scales.
Painful vesicles are associated with: - ANSWER-✅herpes zoster.
A 17-year-old student complains of a "rash for 3 days." You note pale, erythematous
oval plaques over the trunk. They have fine scales and are arranged in a fernlike
pattern with parallel alignment. What is the nurse's next action? - ANSWER-
✅Inquire about another recent skin lesion.
Which of the following is an "ABCD" characteristic of malignant melanoma? -
ANSWER-✅Asymmetric borders
The most common cutaneous neoplasm is: - ANSWER-✅basal cell carcinoma.
Soft, painless, bluish papules in persons who are HIV-positive are most likely: -
ANSWER-✅Kaposi sarcoma (KS).
A 5-year-old child presents with discrete vesicles on an erythemic base (dew drops
on a rose petal appearance) that began near her scalp and are spreading to the trunk.
The child has a low-grade fever and feels tired. What is the nurse's next action? -
ANSWER-✅Teach infectious control measures.
During history taking, a mother states that her son awoke in the middle of the night
complaining of intense itching to his legs. Today your inspection reveals honey-
colored exudate from the vesicular rash on his legs. Which condition is consistent
with the above findings? - ANSWER-✅Impetigo
You are conducting a preschool examination on a 5-year-old child. Which injury
would most likely raise your suspicion that the child was being abused? - ANSWER-
✅Bruises in various stages of resolution over body soft tissues
Assessment of poor hygiene, healed fractures with deformity, or unexplained
trauma in older adults indicates: - ANSWER-✅physical neglect.
Produce vitamin D - ANSWER-✅from precursors in the skin
Stratum corneum - ANSWER-✅Protects the body against harmful environmental
substances
and restricts water loss
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