Hair, Skin, Nails
A women had bruises around her neck and face saying it is a "result of an accident" but the nurse can expect that the client may be experiencing...
"domestic abuse"
While assessing the client's buttocks, the nurse observes that a small area of the skin is broken and resembles an erosion. The nurse should document the client's pressure ulcer as...
Stage II
Nurse is assessing African American skin, she nurse should instruct the client is more susceptible to...
chronic discoid lupus erythematosus
While assessing the nails of an adult client, the nurse observes Beau lines. The nurse should ask if the client has had any...
recent illnesses
The client who is active outdoor swimmer recently received a diagnosis of discoid systemic lupus erythematosus. The client continues to swim in the sun three times a week. She has patchy hair loss and the nursing diagnosis for the client is
risk for ineffective health maintenance related to deficient knowledge of effects of sunlight on skin and lesions.
The skin plays a vital role in temperature maintenance, fluid and electrolyte balance, and synthesis of vitamin...
D
Hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands originate from the...
dermis
A female client complains that her skin feels "dry" the nurse should instruct the client that skin elasticity is related to adequate...
fluid intake
20-year-old client says experiencing sudden generalized hair loss. After determining the client has not received radiation or chemotherapy, the nurse should further asses the client for symptoms of
hypothyroidism
A dark skinned client visits the clinic because she "hasn't been feeling well" to assess the client's skin for jaundice, the nurse should inspect the client's
sclera
An adult male client visits the outpatient center and tells the nurse that he has been experiencing patchy hair loss. The nurse should further assess the client for...
symptoms of stress
To access the client's skin turgor, the nurse should...
use two fingers to pinch the skin under the clavicle
short, pale, and fine hair that is present in over much of the body is termed...
vellus
A client's skin color depends on melanin and carotene contained in the skin, and the...
volume of blood circulating the dermis
Facial hair on females, is part of Cushing's disease
Hirsutism
solid, elevated, circumscribed, superficial lesion, 1 cm or less in diameter
Papule
the only layer of skin that undergoes cell division is the..
intermost layer of the epidermis
An African American tells the nurse that she has her ears pierced several weeks ago, an elevated, irregular, reddened mass has now developed at the ear lobe. The nurse should document a
keloid
The nails, located on the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes are composed of..
keratinized epidermal cells
Thickening of the skin characterized by accentuated skin markings
lichentigication
Most common skin cancer
melanoma, basal, cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma
An adult white client visits the clinic for the first time. One should assess for central cyanosis by observing the client's...
oral mucosa
squamous cell carcinoma is associated with
overall sun exposure
The nurse is instructing a group of high school students about risk factors associated with various skin cancers. The nurse should instruct the group that...
squamous cell carcinomas are most common on body sites with heavy sun exposure
Connecting the skin to underlying structures
subcutaneous tissue
The nurse is preparing to examine the skin of an adult client with diagnosis of herpes simplex. The norse plans toto measure the client's symptomatic lesions and measure the size of the clients
vesicles
The nurse observes a African American client whose skin appeared pale, with blue-tinged lips and oral mucosa, the nurse should document the presence of...
a great degree of cyanosis
The apocrine glands are format until puberty and are concentrated in the axillae, the perineum, and the...
areola of the breast
To assess for anemia in a dark-skinned client, the nurse should observe the client's skin for a color that appears
ashen
While assessing the nails of an older adult, the nurse observes early dubbing. The nurse then evaluates the client for...
hypoxia
ABCDE Check
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolution
Tinea Pedis
Athlete's foot, soles of the feet
While assessing an adult client's feet for a fungal disease using a Wood light, the nurse documents the presence of a fungus when the fluorescence is...
blue
Hardening of the skin, usually caused by edema
Induration
Tinea Corporis
Ring worm, can get from pets, if one has it highly contagious
Hives, pruritic wheals, often transient and allergic in origin
Urticaria
A primary function of hair in the nose and eyelashes is to serve as a...
filter for dust
An adult male believes he has athlete's foot. The nurse observes that the client has linear cracks in the skin on both feet. The nurse should document the presence of...
fissures
The nurse observes an elevated, palpable, solid mass with a circumscribed border that measures 1 cm. The nurse documents this as a
plaque
