Integumentary System Adaptive quiz
The nurse is teaching campfire safety to a group of community members and includes information about what to do if a person catches on fire. The nurse teaches that the most effective method for putting out the flames is to:
Log-roll the victim in the grass
A client is admitted with extensive bone and soft-tissue injuries to the leg. Sterile dressings are applied. Two days later, when removing the dressings, the nurse finds that one of the dressings has adhered to tissue in several places. To loosen the dressings, the nurse should:
Moisten the dressing with sterile saline
Which manifestation would the nurse associate with a stage 2 pressure injury?
Presence of non-intact skin
which location of a fungal infection related to tinea cruris
Groin
Which form of skin cancer is assoicated with himan immunodeficiency virus infection?
Kaposi's sarcoma
A preschool child is found to have atopic dermatitis. The nurse emphasizes that the child should be discouraged from scratching. The child's mother asks why scratching should be prevented. The nurse responds:
"Scratching results in skin breaks that can lead to infection."
Which response would the nurse provide a client with dehydration who states, "what should i do about my dry skin? its so itchy?"
"Use a moisturizer on the skin daily to help reduce itching."
Which response would the nurse provide to a client who asks, What is the cause of my psoriasis?
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease where your skin cells divide more rapidly than normal
Which action by a family member of a client with a wound requiring sterile dressings would indicate the need for additional teaching?
Using a back-and-forth motion while cleaning the wound
Which intervention to relieve itching would the nurse determine puts a client at risk for injury
addition of oils to the bath water
A nurse provides discharge teaching to a client that had a total hip replacement. The client states that the plan is to go swimming at the community pool the day after discharge. How should the nurse respond?
Explain that the incision should not be immersed in water until it has healed
which instruction would the nurse provide a client with psoriasis regarding skin care at home
apply moisturizing lotion several times a day
Which action would the nurse explain as the next step to take when a person's clothes catch on fire and flames have been extinguished
assess the persons breathing
Which process is an example of third spacing in burn injury?
blister formation
Which alteration in the skin color would the nurse expect to find when assessing a client with methemoglobinemia
blue
which sign would the nurse expect to observe in a client with an inhalation injury in addition to a burn injury?
cough, facial burns, restlessness, black soot around mouth and nose, elevated carboxyhemoglobin levels
Which sign would the nurse expect to observe in a client with seborrheic dermatitis?
dandruff
which complication would the nurse state is a serious side effect of x-rays?
desquamation
Which mode of transmission would a nurse include in a teaching session for clients with fungal infections when explaining how tinea infections are spread?
direct contact or by inanimate objects
Which test would the client undergo to receive a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus?
direct immunofluorescence test
Which area of the body would the nurse list as being susceptible to fungal infection?
feet, hand, groin, lungs, mouth
which condition can trigger a recurrence of a client's active herpes simplex infection?
fever, fatigue, trauma, sunburn, emotional distress
which intervention would the nurse identify as decreasing the occurences of pressure injuries for clients who are quadriplegic
frequent repositioning of client
Which type of infection would the nurse expect to find in the nails of a client who has artificial nails applied and reports redness, swelling and pain around the nails?
fungal infection
Which precaution would the nurse take when examining a client with herpes simplex?
gloves
A nurse is caring for a client with scabies. Which information about scabies should the nurse consider when planning care for this client?
highly contagious
Which response would the nurse give to a client who asks, "What is causing my acne?"
increased androgenic hormones
which condition would the nurse suspect with pitting edema
kidney disease
For which purpose would aesthetic surgery be performed?
to alter a body feature the client perceives as unattractive