integumentary prepu
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 The client has melanoma The client has COPD The client has asthma
Clubbing of the nails indicates chronic hypoxia. Clubbing is identified when the angle of the nail to the finger is more than 160 degrees. Melanoma does not present with the symptom of clubbing. The scenario described does not give enough information to indicate that the client has COPD or asthma.
A golden yellow pigment that is heavily keratinized and is found in subcutaneous fat is called what?
carotene
The nurse is preparing an educational program on effective hygiene methods for a group of high school teens. When discussing the need for antiperspirants and effective bathing, the nurse will focus on which layer of the skin
dermis The dermis is well supplied with blood. It contains connective tissue, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and hair follicles. It is the apocrine sweat gland that is responsible for adult body odor. These glands are not present in any other skin layer.
A client comes to the clinic due to losing a fingernail while doing construction on their home. The client asks the nurse how long it will take for the fingernail to regrow. What is the best response by the nurse?
it takes about 6 months to totally replace a fingernail
A pediatric nurse is doing the initial shift assessments on assigned clients. One of the clients is a toddler with pneumonia. How would the nurse assess this client's skin turgor?
pinch a fold of skin on the clients forearm
The nurse notes that a client's nails are greater than a 160-degree angle. What should the nurse assess as a priority for this client? heart sounds bowel sounds pulse oximetry body temperature
pulse oximetry A nail angle greater than 160 degrees indicates clubbing which is caused by chronic hypoxia. Measuring the client's pulse oximetry would be a priority. Heart sounds, bowel sounds, and body temperature will not provide information to determine the cause for the clubbed nails.
