When conducting a skin assessment, the nurse notes a purple macular lesion on the patient’s right upper extremity. The nurse differentiates the lesion as a petechia or ecchymosis based on which of the following? a) Erythema b) Exudate c) Location d) Size
When conducting a skin assessment, the nurse notes a purple macular lesion on the patient’s right upper extremity. The nurse differentiates the lesion as a petechia or ecchymosis based on which of the following?
a) Erythema
b) Exudate
c) Location
d) Size