CLASS NAME: PRIMARY CARE ACUTE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN I
LESSON II: Evaluation and Management of Skin Disorders, Part II
ASSIGNMENT 9.2: Rashes and Lesions
ASSIGNMENT:
Introduction
By the end of this assignment, you will be able to describe patient medical records, physical exams, and observations that need to be assessed to correctly diagnose rashes and lesions. (CO7)
Before you begin this assignment, it may be helpful to review the following selection from your Advanced health assessment & clinical diagnosis in the primary care textbook:
Chapter 28, “Rashes and Skin Lesions”
Dains, J., Baumann, L., & Scheibel, P. (2019). Advanced health assessment & clinical diagnosis in primary care (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Assignment Guidelines
To help distinguish and diagnose rashes and lesions, thorough health history and physical exam need to be done. What morphological criteria need to be collected and what questions would you include in your focused history? Additionally, sometimes a punch biopsy may need to be completed to further identify/investigate a lesion. Please provide information necessary for this procedure, including:
• Basic steps
• Patient information (side effects, risks, pain, etc.)
• Can a nurse practitioner complete this procedure? Why or why not?
Please adhere to APA writing standards. Be sure to cite sources used to develop your response. Your response should be at least 250 words.

Before attempting to complete your learning activities for this week, review the following learning materials.
Read the following in your Primary care: Interprofessional collaborative practice textbook:
• Chapter 36, “Surgical Office Procedures”
• Chapter 37, “Principles of Dermatologic Therapy”
• Chapter 38, “Screening for Skin Care”
• Chapter 39, “Adnexal Disease”
• Chapter 40, “Alopecia”
• Chapter 41, “Animal and Human Bites”
• Chapter 43, “Bullous Pemphigoid”
• Chapter 45, “Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions”
• Chapter 46, “Eczematous Dermatitis”
• Chapter 47, “Infections and Infestations”
• Chapter 48, “Nail Disorders”
• Chapter 49, “Maculopapular Skin Disorders”
Read the following selections in your Advanced health assessment & clinical diagnosis in the primary care textbook:
Chapter 28, “Rashes and Skin Lesions”

The book used for this class and for this assignment is cited here:

Buttaro, T., Trybulski, J., Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2021). Primary care: Interprofessional collaborative practice (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Dains, J., Baumann, L., & Scheibel, P. (2019). Advanced health assessment & clinical diagnosis in primary care (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

RUBRIC
Criteria Expectations
Content Follows directions, answers all questions thoroughly and appropriately.
Grasp of significance Projects thorough knowledge and critical understanding of the significance of the assignment to professional development as an FNP.
Clarity and Logic All answers are correct with a clear and logical path to reach a solution to the problem presented.
Terminology Uses appropriate terminology correctly throughout.
References Contains no errors in grammar or spelling. Uses references and cites them properly using APA format.