A 40-Year-Old Woman Reports a Change in Mole Size,accompanied by Color

question 50

Multiple Choice

A 40-year-old woman reports a change in mole size,accompanied by color changes,itching,burning,and bleeding over the past month.She has a dark complexion and has no family history of skin cancer,but she has had many blistering sunburns in the past.The nurse would:

• A) tell the patient to watch the lesion and report back in 2 months.
• B) refer the patient because of the suspicion of melanoma on the basis of her symptoms.
• C) ask additional questions regarding environmental irritants that may have caused this condition.
• D) suspect that this is a compound nevus, which is very common in young to middle-aged adults.

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