A patient in the dermatology clinic has a thin, scaly erythematous plaque on the right cheek.
Which action should the nurse take?
a. Prepare the patient for a biopsy.
b. Teach about the use of corticosteroid creams.
c. Explain how to apply tretinoin (Retin-A) to the face.
d. Discuss the need for topical application of antibiotics. - answer✔ANS: A
Because the appearance of the lesion suggests actinic keratosis or possible squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC), the appropriate treatment would be excision and biopsy. Over-the-counter
(OTC) corticosteroids, topical antibiotics, and Retin-A would not be used for this lesion
A patient has the following risk factors for melanoma. Which risk factor should the nurse assign
as the priority focus of patient teaching?
a. The patient has multiple dysplastic nevi.
b. The patient is fair-skinned and has blue eyes.
c. The patient's mother died of a malignant melanoma.
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