Practice Question
A client tells the nurse that one of their moles has started to burn and bleed. When assessing their skin, the nurse would be concerned with which additional finding?
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Correct Answer:
Asymmetrical lesion
Rationale:
📌Asymmetry means the two halves of the mole do not match, which is a major warning sign for melanoma.
📌 Malignant melanocytes grow unevenly, unlike benign moles that maintain uniform shape.
📌When a mole is also burning and bleeding, asymmetry greatly increases suspicion of skin cancer.
📌Asymmetry is the A in the ABCDE melanoma rule, used worldwide to detect dangerous lesions.
📌Early detection of asymmetrical, changing lesions improves survival because melanoma spreads rapidly.
✖ Incorrect Answers Rationale:
— Diameter 2 mm (Incorrect)
📌A diameter of only 2 mm is very small, and melanoma lesions are usually > 6 mm.
📌 A tiny lesion is generally benign unless showing severe color changes or rapid evolution.
— A circular mole (Incorrect)
📌Circular and evenly shaped moles are typically normal, indicating symmetry.
📌 Symmetry suggests a benign lesion, not melanoma.
— Regular border (Incorrect)
📌 Regular, smooth borders are classic signs of non-cancerous moles.
📌 Melanoma usually has jagged, scalloped, or irregular borders, not smooth ones.
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This question is from NR302Quiz 3 BSNOL SEPT25 (D41234478) which contains 10 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Health Assessment
- Answer Choices: 4