The nurse assessing a client notices a lesion on the skin as shown in the photograph below.For which diagnostic test does the nurse prepare the client?

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This lesion is suspicious for skin cancer and a biopsy is needed.A viral culture would not be appropriate.A Wood's lamp examination is used to determine if skin lesions have characteristic color changes.Diascopy eliminates erythema,making skin lesions easier to examine.

The Nurse Assessing a Client Notices a Lesion on the Skin