The nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client and notes an oval-shaped, elevated, fluid-filled mass that is approximately 1.5 centimeter in size. The nurse would correctly document this finding as which of the following?
1. Vesicle
2. Bulla
3. Papule
4. Tumor
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Rationale 1: Vesicles are smaller than 0.5 centimeters but are also described as elevated, fluid-filled, round or oval-shaped, palpable mass with thin, translucent walls and circumscribed borders.
Rationale 2: The area described is a bulla and may be caused by contact dermatitis, friction blisters, and large burn blisters.
Rationale 3: A papule is an elevated, solid palpable mass with a circumscribed border. Papules are smaller than 0.5 centimeters.
Rationale 4: Tumors are elevated, solid, hard, or soft palpable and extend deeper into the dermis.
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