Question

a nurse is caring for a client who has a lesion on the back of his right hand. the client asks the nurse which type of skin cancer is the most serious. which of the following responses should the nurse make? basal cell carcinomas melanomas actinic keratoses squamous cell carcinomas

Explanation:

To determine the most serious skin cancer, we analyze each option:

• Basal cell carcinomas: Slow - growing, rarely metastasize, less serious.
• Melanomas: Arise from melanocytes, highly metastatic, can spread quickly, most serious.
• Actinic keratoses: Pre - cancerous, not a skin cancer itself.
• Squamous cell carcinomas: Can metastasize but less aggressively than melanomas.

Answer:

B. Melanomas