A Patient Who Has Severe Refractory Psoriasis on the Face

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient who has severe refractory psoriasis on the face, neck, and extremities has quit working and withdrawn from social activities because of the appearance of the lesions. Which action should the nurse take first?

• A) Discuss the possibility of enrolling in a worker-retraining program.
• B) Encourage the patient to volunteer to work on community projects.
• C) Suggest that the patient use cosmetics to cover the psoriatic lesions.
• D) Ask the patient to describe the impact of psoriasis on quality of life.

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Definitions:

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of three propositions: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, where each proposition involves a classification of things.

Middle Term

In syllogistic logic, it is the term that appears in both premises of a categorical syllogism but not in the conclusion, serving as a bridge between the major and minor terms.

Premises

Statements or reasons offered in support of a conclusion in an argument, serving as the foundation for the logical structure.

Major Term

In a syllogism, the predicate of the conclusion that appears in one of the premises.