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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Adult

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A nurse is completing a skin assessment on a 88 year old patient who experienced a severe stroke, resulting in left side flaccidity. Which skin condition would provide the greatest concern?

Dry, flaky skin
Red spot on the coccyx
Thin, translucent skin
Bruising on the abdomen

Explanation

Answer: B - The patient who has experienced a stroke is not able to move as they normally would. The skin condition that would provide the greatest concern to the nurse would be the red spot on the coccyx, a precursor to a pressure ulcer.

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