The nurse assesses an area of skin on the patient's upper thigh that is different in appearance than the surrounding skin. What documentation would be the most informative?
a. Red area on upper right thigh. Patient denies discomfort
b. Erythematous scaly patch 2 ? 2 cm on lateral aspect of right thigh. Patient denies pain
c. Painless red patch on right thigh 2 ? 2 cm
d. Medium-size red scaly patch on right thigh. 0 drainage. 0 pain
ANS: B
The second option describes color and texture alterations, location, size, and subjective and objective data related to the lesion.
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