A patient has the following risk factors for melanoma. Which risk factor should the nurse assign as the priority focus of patient teaching?
a. The patient has multiple dysplastic nevi.
b. The patient is fair-skinned and has blue eyes.
c. The patient's mother died of a malignant melanoma.
d. The patient uses a tanning booth throughout the winter.
ANS: D
Because the only risk factor that the patient can change is the use of a tanning booth, the nurse should focus teaching about melanoma prevention on this factor. The other factors also will contribute to increased risk for melanoma.
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