Author Question: The nurse is teaching a group of community members about preventing skin cancer. Which participant ... (Read 56 times)

corkyiscool3328 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is teaching a group of community members about preventing skin cancer. Which participant would be at the greatest risk for skin cancer?

A) A 25-year-old lifeguard at the community pool who wears sunscreen
B) A baby underneath a large beach umbrella
C) A 60-year-old farmer who wears a cap when working
D) A teenager who wears a ski outfit when skiing

Question 2

A client shows the nurse a new sore on the forearm that has been increasing in size and will not heal. Which characteristics could indicate to the nurse that this sore is a malignant neoplasm?

Select all that apply.
A) Invasive
B) Slow-growing
C) Localized
D) Immovable
E) Noncohesive

connor417 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

The older adult client has had more years of living to increase the risk of skin cancer from exposure to the sun. In addition, the farmer wears a cap, but no mention is made of protectant sunscreens or long-sleeved shirts and pants. The lifeguard, baby, and teenager have lesser risk because there are physical barriers to the sun identified in each option: sunscreen, umbrella, and ski outfit.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A, D, E

Malignant neoplasms are invasive, noncohesive, characterized by rapid growth, and not always easy to remove. They do not stop at the tissue border but invade and destroy surrounding tissues, metastasize to distant sites, and can recur. Benign neoplasms are local, cohesive, encapsulated, characterized by slow growth, and easily removed. They have well-defined borders, push other tissues out of the way, and do not recur.