Which of the following assessment findings on an African American client should be reported to the primary nurse?
A)
red splinter hemorrhages on the nails
B)
keloid formation over an appendectomy scar
C)
pigmented bands on the fingernails
D)
a pustule on the right hand
D
Explanation:
A)
A pustule is a pus-filled vesicle and could be indicative of an infection. The nail abnormalities are normal in 90% of African Americans. Keloids develop more easily in this race as well and are benign.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
B)
A pustule is a pus-filled vesicle and could be indicative of an infection. The nail abnormalities are normal in 90% of African Americans. Keloids develop more easily in this race as well and are benign.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
C)
A pustule is a pus-filled vesicle and could be indicative of an infection. The nail abnormalities are normal in 90% of African Americans. Keloids develop more easily in this race as well and are benign.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
D)
A pustule is a pus-filled vesicle and could be indicative of an infection. The nail abnormalities are normal in 90% of African Americans. Keloids develop more easily in this race as well and are benign.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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