The nurse is documenting a description of a skin assessment. What term can be used for an elevated, fluid-filled blister?
a. Pustule
b. Papule
c. Wheal
d. Vesicle
ANS: D
A vesicle is an elevated, fluid-filled blister (cold sore, chickenpox).
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A) Use of a gait belt for ambulation B) Maintenance of foam pad on wheelchair C) Daily bathing with warm-hot water D) Applying lanolin ointment
In what year did the Aboriginal Land Rights Act come into effect?
a. 1965. b. 1970. c. 1976. d. 1978.
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a. Bipolar depression b. Generalized anxiety c. Obsessive-compulsive disorder d. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
The long-term facility nurse is aware that the anxious female resident can frequently be calmed by:
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