What term should a nurse use to document transverse depressions in the nails?
a. Splinter hemorrhages
b. Koilonychia
c. Paronychia
d. Beau's lines
ANS: D
Transverse depressions in the nails are called Beau's lines. Splinter hemorrhages are red or brown streaks in the nailbed; paronychia is inflammation at the base of the nail; koilonychia is concave nails.
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