The nurse is assessing a client in an outpatient clinical and notes the notes the presence of several abdominal lesions that appear in distinct clusters. When documenting this finding, which term will the nurse use?
1. Grouped.
2. Annular.
3. Discrete.
4. Confluent.
Correct Answer: 1
The lesions described are grouped lesions because they appear in clusters. Annular lesions are lesions with a circular shape. Discrete lesions are separate. Confluent lesions run together.
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