Exam #4 Study Questions

A patient asked why it takes so long for fingernails to grow. How should the nurse respond to the patient?

Nails have a slow but continuous growth process

An older patient says the sunlight has always been avoided because of the risk for developing skin cancer. Which function of the skin has been most affected by the patients practice?

Vitamin D metabolism

The nurse is providing care to patient at a local clinic. The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing a urinary tract infection. Which an analysis result supports the nurses suspicions?

WBC 10-15

In providing care to a victim of a car fire who is confused, dizzy, and nauseated, the nurse recognizes the need for which diagnostic test to determine if this patient is experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning?

Carboxyhemoglobin level

The nurse is evaluating care provided to a patient with burns during the emergent phase. Which data indicate that additional fluid resuscitation is required?

Central venous pressure 2 mm Hg

A patient recovering from reconstructive surgery is experiencing unrelenting postoperative pain. The nurse correlates this finding to which potential complication?

Infection

The nurse notes that a patient's wound is weeping and edematous and correlates these findings to which phase of wound healing?

Inflammatory

The nurses providing cared to patient who is experiencing symptoms of a kidney stone. Which diagnostic tool does a nurse anticipate will be ordered for this patient?

Intervenous urography

The nurse correlates, which clinical manifestation to the patient diagnosed with chronic dermatitis?

Irregularly shaped patches of rough, thick skin

A patient with a pressure injury is prescribed a zinc supplement. What does the nurse explain to the patient about this supplement?

It is needed for protein synthesis.

The nurse is providing care to a patient who states my doctor says I am experiencing renal colic. What does that mean? Which response by the nurses best?

It means you have pain radiating to your groin

The nurse is providing care to a patient who states my doctor says I'm experiencing urinary urgency. What does that mean? Which response by the nurses best?

It means you have the sudden urge to void immediately

The nurse is providing cared to a patient who states my doctor says I'm experiencing nocturia. What does that mean? What response by the nurses best?

It means you were getting up frequently at night to urinate

The nurse is providing care to patient who states my doctor says I'm experiencing urinary retention. What does this mean? Which which response by the nurses is best?

It means you were unable to completely empty your bladder

The nurse monitors for which skin changes in a patient diagnosed with liver disease?

Jaundice

The nurse is planning care for a patient with acute kidney injury. Which assessment data best supports the nursing diagnosis excessive fluid volume?

Pitting edema in the lower extremities

The nurse monitors for which electrocardiogram change at first indication of hyperkalemia, in a patient with acute kidney disease?

Tall T waves

And older adult. Patient ask why a wound is taking so long to heal. What is the nurses best response?

The amount of blood flow to the skin is slower with aging

Nurses preparing to discharge a patient with chronic kidney disease. And teaching the patient about calcium acetate tablets, which explanation by the nurses best?

The calcium acetate will lower your serum phosphate levels

A patient has full-thickness burns over 30% of total body surface area. Which intervention to address the patient's comfort does the nurse question?

Medicate for pain around the clock.

And using the breeding skill to assess a patient skin, which category does the nurse recognize as the most sensitive indicator for risk of pressure injury?

Mobility

A patient with several deep partial-thickness burns asks how long it will take for the burn to heal. What is the nurse's best response?

More than 2 weeks

Which statement by 65-year-old female patient about Adrian related changes to urinary function indicates in need for further teaching?

My bladder capacity decreases with age

The nurse monitors for which can changes a patient diagnosed with type two diabetes mellitus (DM)?

Numbness in the extremities

The nurse monitors for which assessment findings in the patient admitted with superficial partial-thickness burns over both anterior lower arms?

Open or closed blisters, mild edema, easily blanches

In providing care to a patient with a spinal cord injury, the nurse correlates that this disorder makes the patient at greatest risk for which type of incontinence?

Overflow

The nurse recognizes which finding as the earliest clinical manifestation of bladder cancer?

Painless hematuria

Income, completing skin assessment, the nurse note, small, firm, elevated lesions, less than 1 cm in diameter. What term does the nurse used to document these findings?

Papules

A patient is diagnosed with herpes simplex viral encephalitis. Which medication does the nurse prepare to administer to this patient?

Parenteral acyclovir

In providing care to a patient diagnosed with urinary stress incontinence, the nurse identifies which outcome that correlates to effective management?

The patient will perform four to five squeezes (Kegel exercises) for 10 to 15

Providing an educational service to a nursing staff about perineal dialysis, which information does the nursing include in the presentation?

The peritoneum act as a semipermeable membrane through which waste moves by diffusion and osmosis

What term does the nurse use to document a patient's complaints of painful urination?

Dysuria

What term does the nurse used to document a patient's complaint a blood in the urine?

Hematuria

A patient recovering from a punch, biopsy caused the community clinic, because the site is red, warm, and painful. What is the nurse direct the patient to do?

Clean the site with hydrogen peroxide

The nurse correlates the development of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) infections to which skin conditions? Select all that apply.

- Abscess - Eczema - Cellulitis - Impetigo - Folliculitis

What grade of renal trauma does the nurse document a patient experiencing hematuria and confusion but with normal imaging studies?

Grade 1

In the patient with metabolic acidosis, what is the role of the kidneys and acid base balance?

Reabsorbs bicarbonate ions

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation of a patient with acute glomerulonephritis? Select all that apply.

- Hematuria - Proteinuria - Serum creatine, 2.4 mg/dl

Which psychological factor results in the secretion of aldosterone from the kidney? Select all that apply.

- Hyponatremia - hypotension - hyperkalemia

Which medication does the nurse identify as potentially nephro toxic when conducting a health history exam for a patient who is admitted for acute kidney injury? Select all that apply.

- Ibuprofen (Advil) - lithium - Rifampin

What laboratory value does the nurse need to assess before the patient receives a hemodialysis treatment? Select all that apply.

- Increase blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - Increase creatine

In caring for a patient who sustained chemical burns, the nurse correlates which as potential causes of these injuries? Select all that apply.

- Lime - Gasoline - Bleach - Hydrofluoric acid

The nurse correlates which data in a female patient's history to an increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI)? Select all that apply.

- 25 years old - 28 weeks pregnant - History of renal calculi

An associate change in a patient's integrity, which findings require the nurse to notify the healthcare provider? Select all apply.

- A lesion with irregular borders - A lesion that is 7 mm in diameter

In preparing to care for a female patient after an anterior exenteration for treatment of bladder cancer, the nurse understands that which structures were removed during this procedure? Select all that apply.

- Anterior vaginal wall - Bladder - Ovaries - Ureters

A patient is diagnosed with several superficial partial-thickness burns. What treatment would be indicated for this patient if the blisters are broken? Select all that apply.

- Apply bacitracin ointment. - Cover with a nonadherent bandage. - Wash with antiseptic soap and warm water.

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient is experiencing a recurrent herpes simplex virus infection? Select all that apply.

- Areas of redness - Tingling sensation - Fluid-filled vesicles

The nurse correlates, which clinical manifestation in a patient diagnosed with grade one renal trauma? Select all that apply.

- Contusion - Hematuria

The nurse who relates which data in the patient's medical history as a risk factor for acute kidney entry? Select, although apply.

- Dehydration - Renal calculi - Hypertension

A patient has been recovering for 18 months from burns that affected 60% total body surface area. For which complications does the nurse provide care to this patient? Select all that apply.

- Depression - Body image disorder - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Which data in an older adult history does the nurse correlate risk factor of developing acute kidney injury? Select all that apply.

- Diagnosis with hypertension - Recent aortic valve replacement surgery - Prescribed high doses of intravenous antibiotics

Nurses preparing information for a high school student about skin. What does the nurse include about the function of the glands in the skin? Select all that apply.

- Eccrine sweat glands serve to cool the body. - Apocrine sweat glands contribute to body odor. -Sebaceous glands produce a substance that moisturizes the hair and skin.

The nurse correlates which physiological responses that occur during the proliferative phase of healing? Select all that apply.

- Granulation - Angiogenesis - Collagen synthesis

The nurse is providing training for the clinical staff of a skilled care facility and includes information about which risk factors for functional incontinence? Select all that apply.

- Limited mobility - Impaired vision - Lack of access to facilities - Dementia

The school nurse is preparing material for National Fire Prevention Week. What information should be added to the classroom posters? Select all that apply.

- Never leave a burning candle unattended. - Keep a flashlight and telephone near the bed. - Never use the oven as a method to warm the home.

A patient's leg wound is not healing as quickly as expected. What does the nurse do to determine the reason for the patient's poor healing? Select all that apply.

- Obtain a referral for a dietitian. - Encourage fluid intake. - Obtain an order for prealbumin and albumin levels.

The nurse monitors for which characteristics of urine and a patient with suspected renal impairment? Select all that apply.

- PH 3.0 - Protein 10 mg/dl

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient developing a complicated soft tissue bacterial infection? Select all that apply.

- Pain - Fever - Tachycardia - Muscle atrophy -. Low blood pressure

Possible viral skin infection is documented in a patient's medical record. Which infection does the nurse consider as causing the patient skin problem? Select all that apply.

- Rubella - measles - herpes simplex

The nurse monitors for which diagnostic results in a patient with impaired renal function?

- Serum BUN 40 mg/dl - Serum creatine 1.8 mg/dl -Serum phosphorus 5.2 meq/l

The nurse notes that a patient skin is dry, discolored, and easily torn. The nurse correlates the skin changes changes to the patient taking which medication? Select all that apply.

- Steroids - Amiodarone - Warfarin sodium - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

In preparing an educational presentation for nursing staff regarding care of patient with renal calculi, the nurse explains that percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the treatment of choice for which types of stone? Select all that apply.

- Stones in the renal pelvis - Staghorn calculi - Stones greater than 2 cm

The nurse should question a patient prescription for surgical/sharp debridement in which situations? Select all that apply.

- The patient who is diagnosed with a clotting disorder. - The patient who is receiving chemotherapy and is neutropenic.

A patient is to undergo a punch biopsy of a lesion. What actions does the nurse take when assisting in the collection of this specimen? Select all that apply.

- The site may need stitches. - Local anesthesia will be provided. - The sample includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue

In monitoring a patient renal function the nurse recognizes that anti-diuretic hormone ADH is released in response to which psychological factor? Select all that apply.

- Urinary specific gravity 1.042 - Serum sodium 148meq/L - serum Osmolality 310 most/l

The nurse correlates chemical damage to the skin to which factors? Select all that apply.

- Urine - Stool - Gastric fluids

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient diagnosed with stress incontinence? Select all that apply.

- Urine leakage while coughing - Urine leakage while laughing - Skin irritation in the perineal area

The nurse sends 10 samples of body sites to assess an intensive care patient's Candida colonization index. Seven of the samples came back as being positive. What is this patient's colonization index? Record your answer to the nearest tenth decimal point. ______

0.7

An adult patient received burns over both upper and lower arms, both hands, anterior upper and lower legs, anterior chest, and the neck. Using the following as a guide, what is this patient's total body surface percentage of area burned?

67

The nurse is assisting with the secondary survey of a patient with 50% total body surface area electrical burns. Which test would be a priority for this patient?

12-lead electrocardiogram

The nurse recognizes that the patient with blood loss is at risk of renal damage, because the kidney receives what percentage of the total cardiac output?

20% to 25%

In preparing an educational program about urolithiasis , the nurse explains which person is at greatest risk for this disorder?

28-year-old Caucasian male who works as a lifeguard at the beach in Florida

The nurse provides care to a 40-year-old patient with burns on 24% of the body. The patient's current weight is 110 lbs. (50 kg). The patient received fluid resuscitation for 8 hours using the Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) guidelines. At what rate (mL/hour) does the nurse set the pump for the patient to receive the remaining fluid over the next 16 hours? Record as a number with no units of measurement.

75

A patient weighing 187 lbs. has 38% total body surface area burns. Using the Advanced Burn Life Support resuscitation guidelines, how much fluid should this patient receive over the first 8 hours after the burn occurred? Record the answer as a whole number. ______

3,230ml

The nurse provides care to an adult patient with burns over 36% of the body. The patient's current weight is 110 lbs. (50 kg). Using the Advance Burn Life Support guidelines, what is the total volume the patient needs to receive in the first 24 hours after the burn?

3,600ml

The nurse is preparing an educational tool to teach high school students about skin cancer and highlights which finding as the most common precancerous lesion?

Actinic keratoses

Patient with chronic kidney disease experiencing manifestations of anemia. Based on this data, which treatment does the nursing anticipate for this patient?

Administer erythropoietinietin (Poetin) injections

In providing care to a patient admitted with a suspected inhalation injury, what nursing action in the priority?

Administering 100% humidified oxygen

The nurse provides care to a patient who is in the emergency department (ED) with a burn injury. What is the priority action by the nurse during the emergent phase of care?

Administering the prescribed high-flow 100% oxygen by mask

In documenting a patient's skin lesion, what term does the nurse use to document a ring shaped lesion?

Annular

What term does the nurse use when documenting that the patient has less than 100 mL of urine output in 24 hour period?

Anuria

The nurse correlates longitudinal, red lines in the fingernail to the which problem?

Bacterial endocarditis

The nurse provides care to a patient who sustained burns on 75% of the body. Which data requires the nurse to notify the healthcare provider?

Blood pressure 96/50 mm Hg

A patient with a sacral stage III pressure injury has an elevated temperature. What diagnostic test is most definitive in determining if the patient is developing osteomyelitis?

Computed tomography (CT) scan

The nurse monitors for which assessment data and a patient diagnosed with a kidney infection?

Costroverebral angle tenderness is present

The nurse monitors for which assessment data in the patient diagnosed with a Staphylococcus skin infection?

Creamy, yellow pus drainage

The nurses administering perineal dialysis to a patient with acute kidney injury and notes the presence of cloudy diacetate return. After notifying the healthcare provider, which action by the nurse is best?

Culture the diacetate return

In preparing a patient for evaluation of urinary incontinence, the nurse monitors the results of which diagnostic study to get the most accurate information on the patient's bladder filling and storage function?

Cystometrogram

The nurse is providing care to a patient who requires the removal of a kidney stone. Which procedure does the nurse anticipate will be ordered for this patient?

Cystoscopy

The nurse prepares the patient with suspected bladder cancer for which diagnostic test that is needed for the definitive diagnosis?

Cystoscopy with biopsy

In providing care to a patient with 70% total body surface area chemical burns, the nurse correlates which as most effective in meeting this patient's nutritional needs?

Duodenal tube feedings

Which finding in the patient four hours after cystoscopy requires an intervention by the nurse?

Dark red urine

The nurse notes that a male patient is bald. What is the status of the hair follicles on the head of the patient?

Dead

The nurse monitors for which therapeutic effect in a patient receiving sodium polystyrene Sulfonate (kayakalate) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease?

Decrease serum, potassium

The nurse correlates an older patient complaints of always feeling cold to age related to the integumentary system?

Decreased Subcutaneous tissue

The nurse includes what information about the mechanism of action of salicylic acid prescribed for the patient with psoriasis?

Decreases scaling and softens plaques

Which medication prescription for a patient with chronic kidney disease needs to be questioned by the nurse?

Demerol

In administration and alpha-arenergic blocker to a patient diagnosed urolithiasis , the nurse correlates the primary rationale for this medication, to which mechanism of action?

Dilate, lower ureter

The nurse administers a large dose of the prescribed opioid analgesic in preparation for a dressing change for a patient with significant burn injury. What is the nurse's priority in this situation?

Ensuring a bag and mask is at the bedside

What term does the nurse use to document a patient's complaint on involuntary urination at night?

Enuresis

The nurse knows that the patient skin and hair are dry. Which function of the skin is most likely malfunctioning?

Excretion

In assessing pain in a patient with urinary tract infection, which clinical manifestation does the nurse correlate to progression of the infection to pyelonephritishritis?

Flank pain

The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained electrical burns. What is the rationale for monitoring this patient for compartment syndrome?

Fluid seeps from intravascular spaces into the interstitium

In collecting a womb culture, what action does the nurse need to take prior obtaining the specimen?

Flush the bed with sterile saline

A patient recovering from 25% total body surface area burns has a low-grade fever. What actions are the priority for the nurse to reduce this patient's risk of developing an infection?

Following contact precautions

When planning an educational presentation about age related changes of the renal system, the nurse includes which information?

Glomerular, filtration rate decreased with

The nurse correlates which disorder to the development of intrarenal renal failure?

Glomerulonephritis

What grade of renal trauma does the nurse document and a patient who has renal laceration that is greater than 1 cm in depth, but does not involve the collecting system?

Grade 3

The nurse correlates which material as being used to treat the patient requiring a secondary closure of a surgical wound?

Grafts

In providing care to a patient with hyperglycemia and normal renal function, the nurse correlates the renal threshold for glucose to be which value?

Greater than 220 mg/Dl

Which diagnostic test is indicated for the patient demonstrating signs of a herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection?

HSV-1 antibody testing

In preparing a teaching session about her loss, the nurse incorporates, which information about the relationship between hair in the skin?

Hair follicles are anchored in the dermis and protrude through the epidermis

My patient with the history of hypertension is diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. When the patient asked the nurse how this occurred, which response by the nurse is best?

High blood pressure reduces renal blood flow and harms, the kidney tissues, causing the diagnosis

Providing care to a patient who may have polycystic kidney disease, the nurse recognizes, which finding as the first clinical manifestation of this disease process?

Hypertension

The nurse instruct patient on care required after a punch biopsy. Which patient statement indicates the teaching has been effective?

I should change the bandage on the site once a day

Which statement by the patient being discharged after hospitalization for urolithiasis indicates the need for further teaching

I should increase sodium in my diet to increase urine output

A patient is prescribed phototherapy as treatment for psoriasis. Which patient statement indicates that teaching about this treatment has been effective?

I should not have a treatment if my skin gets red or is blistered

Which statement by the patient newly diagnosed with psoriasis indicates the need for further teaching?

I will be sure to wear long sleeves because my condition is contagious

Which statement by the patient who will have a neobladder with continent catheterizable stoma for the treatment of bladder cancer indicates the need for further teaching?

I will have an external pouch

Which statement by the patient diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD) indicates the need for further teaching?

I will have prunes for breakfast each day

Which statement by the patient being discharged after treatment of acute glomerulonephritis indicates the need for future teaching?

I will increase the protein in my diet to help me heal

Which statement the patient after radical nephrostomy for renal cancer, indicates the need for further teaching?

I will notify you if my urine is pink tinged

In reviewing teaching with a patient being treated with antibiotics and peridium for a urinary tract infection (UTI), which patient statement indicates further need for teaching?

I will report if my urine is orange or red in color

Which statement by the female patient about the collection of a clean urine sample indicates the need for further teaching?

I will spread my labia and wipe from back to front with a towelette

The nurse is teaching a class about the risks of bladder cancer. Which statement by one of the participants indicates that the teaching was effective?

I will stop smoking

Which statement patient diagnosed with pyelonephritis indicates the need for further teaching?

I will take my entire course up phenazopyridine to treat future UTI

Which statement by the patient diagnosed with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) indicates the need for further teaching?

I will take my medication as prescribed so that I don't have another outbreak

Which statement by the patient who had an ileal conduit for treatment of bladder cancer indicates that teaching was effective?

I will wear a drainage bag to collect the urine

Which statement by the patient about the medications prescribed for the treatment of urinary incontinence indicates the need for further teaching?

Imipramine (Tofranil) is used to treat depression caused by this condition

The nurse includes which information, an educational presentation to staff about the development of urolithiasis?

Incidence is greater in men

The nurse correlates which treatment for the patient diagnosed with a carbuncle?

Incision and drainage

The nurse provides education for a patient who is experiencing urinary incontinence. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for further education?

Incontinence is normal with aging

The nurse is caring for a patient with 45% total body surface area thermal burns. The nurse monitors for which laboratory result?

Increased potassium

A patient with 55% total body surface area burned received two-thirds of the required fluid resuscitation. For which potential problem should the nurse prepare to provide care to this patient?

Increased zone of coagulation

In observing a new graduate nurse, Paul pay a patient's kidney during physical examination which observation requires an intervention by nurse?

Positioning the other hand over the abdomen, just above the rib cage

Patient suspected as having a fungal infection. What does the nurse need to have available during the evaluation of the skin area?

Potassium hydroxide

The nurse is providing care to a patient who is diagnosed with bladder cancer and receiving bacille Calmette-Guérin therapy. Which is the priority teaching point for this patient?

Pouring 2 cups of bleach in the toilet and flushing 20 minutes later

During a home visit, the nurses concerned that the older adult patient is developing chronic kidney disease. Because the patient has no history of cardiovascular disease, what data requires further consideration by the nurse?

Progressive edema

The nurse is caring for a patient with major burns on the right arm. Which function of the skin is most affected by this injury?

Protection

A patient has a leg wound that has beige exudate and a fishy odor. The nurse correlates this assessment data to which microorganism?

Proteus

The nurse monitors the patient diagnosed with upper urethral calculi with which clinical manifestation?

Radiating flank pain

In developing a teaching plan for a patient about treatment for bladder cancer, which data does the nurse include in the plan?

Radical cystectomy, combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is considered to be the definitive treatment for bladder cancer.

When planning meals were patient with chronic kidney disease, which dietary choices are best for the patient?

Spaghetti and meat sauce, breadsticks

In providing care to a patient who is experiencing urine leakage when coughing or laughing, the nurse includes management of which type of incontinence in the plan of care?

Stress

The result of a patient biopsy indicate a malignant growth. The nurse prepares a patient for which treatment?

Surgical removal of the lesion

The nurse monitors the patient with multiple sclerosis for which type of incontinence?

Reflux

Which nursing diagnosis is the priority in the patient diagnosed with chronic kidney disease?

Risk of injury - fractures

The patient with damage to which level of the spinal cord is at greatest risk of urinary incontinence?

S2-S4

The nurse is preparing an educational tool to instruct community members on burn prevention. What does the nurse include as the most common injury in children younger than age 5?

Scald

A patient is ending the first year of recovery after having burns to both legs. Which observation indicates that the patient needs to be encouraged to wear the pressure garment?

Scattered areas of scarring noted

A patient with deep partial-thickness wounds is receiving enzymatic debridement. What assessment data does the nurse correlate to successful wound care treatment?

Separation of eschar

The nurse correlates, which laboratory result as the most reliable indicator of impaired renal function?

Serum creatine 2.4 mg/dl

The nurse is evaluating the nutritional status of a patient recovering from 24% total body surface area burns. Which data indicate adequate nutritional status?

Serum protein level 7.1 g/dL

In monitoring a patient renal function, the nurse recognizes that aldosterone is released in response to which psychological factor?

Serum sodium 130meq/l

The nurse correlates which potential risk factors to the development of several lacerations over the coccyx area?

Shearing

A victim of a house fire is brought to the emergency department for burn treatment. The nurse correlates which assessment to an inhalation injury?

Singed facial hair

When conducting a skin assessment for a patient, which term does the nurse use to document soft, moist, tan- or green-colored devitalized tissue?

Slough

The nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing fatigue secondary to anemia related to chronic kidney disease. When the patient spouse asked why the patient is anemic, what response by the nurses best?

There is a decreased production of the kidneys of the hormone erythropoietin, which can cause anemia

When teaching the patient with chronic kidney disease and hypertension, to avoid salt, substitutes, the nurse basis, this instruction on which rationale?

They can potentiate hyperkalemia

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations on the patient's elbows and knees in the patient diagnosed with plaque psoriasis?

Thick red plaques covered with silvery scales

The nurse instructs a patient on medications prescribed to treat psoriasis. Which patient statement indicates that additional teaching is required?

This medication will cure the disease

Which statement by the patient diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, whose prescribed furosemide [Lasix) indicates the teaching about the medication was effective?

This pill reduce the swelling in my body and get rid of extra potassium.

A patient is experiencing scaly, patchy skin changes on the upper back, chest, and arms. In some areas the skin is either red, dark in color, or lighter in color. The nurse correlates these findings to which type of fungal infection?

Tinea versicolor

A patient is diagnosed with tinea corporis. The nurse correlates the mechanism of which medication to treat this infection?

Topical selenium sulfide 1% (Selsun Blue)

Which medication does the nurse correlate to the treatment of areas of psoriasis on the arms and legs?

Topical steroids

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma?

Translucent papule

A patient presents to the emergency room seeking treatment for radiation burns. What needs to be considered before providing care to this patient?

Type, dose, and length of exposure

In providing cared her patient with suspected urinary retention, the nurse repairs, the patient for which diagnostic study?

Ultrasonic bladder, scan

The nurse correlates, which psychological factor to the decrease reserve urinary tract infection in men compared to women?

Urethral Length

In caring for patient with 50% total body surface area burns, the nurse correlates which finding to resolution of burn shock?

Urine output 800 mL over 2 hours

The nurse is teaching at a community fair about ways to reduce the risk of skin cancer. What should the nurse emphasize in this presentation?

Wear clothing with UV protection

The nurse, correlates, dry, itchy, burning skin, and an older patient to which age related changes in the integumentary system?

Xerosis

The nurse provides care for the patient diagnosed with a kidney stone that has not passed. What statement is most important to include in the teaching for this patient?

You must strain all urine to confirm whether or not the stone has passed

The nursing includes which statement in the teaching a patient scheduled for an intravenous urography?

You will need to increase fluid intake after this test

In providing education to a patient diagnosed with renal carcinoma, the patient states, my doctor says I am at a stage one. What does that mean? Which response by the nurse is best?

Your cancer is limited to the renal capsules

The nurse is carrying for a patient admitted with a diagnosis of acute kidney injury. The patient asked the nurse, are my kidneys, failing? Will I need a kidney transplant? Which response by the nurses most appropriate?

Your condition can be reversed with prompt treatment, and usually will not destroy the kidneys

The nurse monitors for which can changes in a patient diagnosed with vascular insufficiency?

hemosiderin

The nurses preparing information on the integumentary system for a group of high school students. Which layer of skin should the nurse explain place initial role in immunity?

innermost layer of the epidermis

In providing care to a patient diagnosed with a squamous cell lesion, the nurse prepares the patient for which treatment?

mobs Surgery

The nurse prepares a patient with complaints of burning of urination for which diagnostic study?

urinalysis