A client has a suspected superficial fungal infection. The nurse prepares the client for a culture by explaining the procedure. Which statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of the procedure?
a. "The doctor will shave off a small piece of the lesion."
b. "You will be performing what is called a punch biopsy."
c. "A sample is obtained by simply scraping the lesion."
d. "You'll squeeze material from the lesion to send to the laboratory."
C
A superficial fungal culture is obtained by gently scraping the lesion with a tongue blade. The other techniques are not used for a suspected superficial fungal infection.
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