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.
Skin of an African (left) and Asian (right) elephant.
Visual Acuity Testing, Snellen Vision Chart
Patient Teaching Methods
Deliver abdominal thrusts to the supine unconscious patient.
Sample prescriptions of antibiotics for dental infections.