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bio_gurl

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on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse is conducting a class for seniors about various skin infections. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when a client states:
 
  1. A wart is a small, fluid-filled rash.
  2. Herpes zoster is not painful
  3. Herpes zoster is cured with antibiotics.
  4. Warts disappear on their own over time.

Question 2

A client with a hard, red cyst that is filled with drainage explains that this has happened before and the physician diagnosed the condition as folliculitis. What should the nurse explain about this health problem?
 
  1. Folliculitis and furuncles are the same thing.
  2. Folliculitis is a hard, red cyst that is fluid-filled.
  3. Folliculitis and furuncles have the same cause.
  4. Furuncles are superficial.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4

1. A wart is usually round, raised, and rough, with a gray surface.
2. Herpes zoster is very painful.
3. Herpes zoster is a virus, and will not respond to antibiotics.
4. Warts are also a virus that can respond to several therapies, but will also disappear when the body develops immunity to the virus.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

1. Folliculitis and furuncles are similar but not the same. Folliculitis is an inflammation with pustules surrounded by erythema.
2. A furuncle is a hard, red cyst that is fluid-filled.
3. Both conditions are caused by a bacterial infection, usually Staphylococcus aureus.
4. A furuncle begins as a deep, red nodule.


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