Question

A nurse is assessing a client’s nails and finds a slight convex curve at the angle from the skin to nail base of about 160 degrees. which condition does the nurse suspect?

Answer 1

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The client’s nail, which has a slight convex curve at the angle from the skin to nail base of about 160 degrees, is normal. In clubbing, there is a change in the angle between the nail and the nail base that is larger than 180 degrees.

Answer 2

The condition that the nurse suspect to the client because of the nail assessment of having slight convex curve at the angle from the skin to nail base of about 160 degrees is clubbing. This is present when angle in the nail has a degree of 160 or more which is seen in the given scenario above. This will indicate that the person is positive for hypoxia.