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A client asks, "What does SPF 15 mean when considering a sunscreen?" What information should the nurse use to base the response to this client's question?
"SPF 15 is the ratio of the number of minutes for treated versus untreated skin to redden with exposure to ultraviolet B rays."
A client asks a nurse to look at a raised lesion on the skin that has been present for about 5 years. Which is an "ABCDE" characteristic of malignant melanoma?
Asymmetrical shape
A nurse observes the presence of hirsutism on a female client. The nurse should perform further assessment on this client for findings associated with which disease process?
Cushing's disease
Which layer of the skin contains blood vessels, nerves, sebaceous glands, lymphatic vessels, hair follicles, and sweat glands?
Dermis
The terms "generalized," "exposed surfaces," "upper arm," and "skin folds" are used to describe which major characteristic of skin lesions?
Distribution
A nurse cares for a client of Asian descent and notices that the client sweats very little and produces no body odor. What is an appropriate action by the nurse in regards to this finding?
Document the findings in the client's record as normal
The nurse is preparing to examine a client's skin. What would the nurse do next?
Expose only the body part that is being examined.
A client tells the nurse about a raised lesion on the client's leg. What is the nurse's first nursing action?
Inspect the area
A nurse inspects a client's skin and notices several flat, brown color change areas on the forearms. What is the proper term for documentation of this finding by the nurse?
Macule
A client has a lesion as shown on the sacrum. For which health problem should the nurse expect this client to be assessed?
Osteomyelitis
A nurse assesses a client for past history of nail problems. The nurse should ask questions about which of these conditions?
Psoriasis, fungal infections, trauma
nurse is utilizing the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk during the admission assessment of an older adult client. What assessment parameter will the nurse evaluate when using this scale?
The client's ability to change position
Why is it important for the nurse to ask the client what they think caused a skin condition?
The client's perception affects the approach and effectiveness in treating the skin condition
Local redness of the skin warns of impending necrosis.
True
The nurse is assessing a dark-skinned client whose forearms and hands have distinct regions of depigmentation. The nurse should document the presence of what health problem?
Vitiligo
What is the most important focus area for the integumentary system?
What is the most important focus area for the integumentary system?
The apocrine glands are dormant until puberty and are concentrated in the axillae, the perineum, and the
areola of the breast.
What abnormal physical response should the nurse be prepared to manage after noting pallor in a client?
fainting
A client recovering from a burn injury is told by the health care provider that hair will no longer grow on the body part that was burned. When the client questions why this is true, the nurse will base the response on what physiological event that occurred as a result of the burn?
Destruction of hair follicles located in the dermis layer
A client who is bedfast responds only to painful stimuli, never eats a complete meal, and moves occasionally in bed. Which term should the nurse use to describe this client's risk for skin breakdown?
high
A nurse has been asked to assess an older adult resident of a long-term care facility. During assessment of the resident's skin, the nurse notes a break in the skin, erythema, and a small amount of serosanguineous drainage over the resident's sacrum. Inspection reveals that the area appears blister-like. The nurse should interpret this finding as indicating which stage of pressure ulcer?
Stage II
An adult client is having his skin assessed. The client tells the nurse he has been a heavy smoker for the last 40 years. The client has clubbing of the fingernails. What does this finding tell the nurse?
The client has chronic hypoxia
A 20-year-old client visits the outpatient center and tells the nurse that he has been experiencing sudden generalized hair loss. After determining that the client has not received radiation or chemotherapy, the nurse should further assess the client for signs and symptoms of
hypothyroidism.
