Hair, Skin, Nails

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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


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