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.
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