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burchfield96

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A patient has undergone testing in which a clinician has scraped a sample from the patient's skin lesion and fixed the sample to a slide. This patient most likely has which of the following integumentary health problems?
 
  A) A viral skin disease
  B) A neoplasm
  C) A fungal infection
  D) An allergy

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with genital herpes. When preparing a teaching plan for this patient, what general guidelines should be taught?
 
  A) Good hand-washing is essential after touching lesions
  B) Sunbathing assists in eradicating the virus.
  C) Lesions should be massaged with ointment.
  D) Self-infection cannot occur from touching lesions during a breakout.



carlsona147

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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