The nursing students are spending time in the skills lab learning assessment skills. The instructor tells the students that when caring for patients with dermatologic disorders a lot of information can be obtained through what?
A) Tzanck smear
B) Percussion
C) Wood's light testing
D) Direct observation
Ans: D
Feedback: When caring for patients with dermatologic disorders, the nurse obtains important information through the health history and direct observations. The scenario tells you that the students are learning assessment skills, therefore options A and C would be incorrect. Percussion is not an assessment skill you would use on a skin lesion.
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