When the patient shows the nurse skin-color areas that are changed, flat, and, nonpalpable, the nurse recognizes that the patient is demonstrating:
A) Macula
B) Papules
C) Vesicles
D) Pustules
Ans: A
Feedback: A macule is a flat, nonpalpable skin-color change, while a papule is an elevated, solid, palpable mass. A vesicle is a circumscribed, elevated, palpable mass containing serous fluid, while a pustule is a pus-filled vesicle.
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