Integumentary System Adaptive quiz

The nurse is teaching campfire safety to a group of community members and includes information about what to do if a person catches on fire. The nurse teaches that the most effective method for putting out the flames is to:

Log-roll the victim in the grass

A client is admitted with extensive bone and soft-tissue injuries to the leg. Sterile dressings are applied. Two days later, when removing the dressings, the nurse finds that one of the dressings has adhered to tissue in several places. To loosen the dressings, the nurse should:

Moisten the dressing with sterile saline

Which manifestation would the nurse associate with a stage 2 pressure injury?

Presence of non-intact skin

which location of a fungal infection related to tinea cruris

Groin

Which form of skin cancer is assoicated with himan immunodeficiency virus infection?

Kaposi's sarcoma

A preschool child is found to have atopic dermatitis. The nurse emphasizes that the child should be discouraged from scratching. The child's mother asks why scratching should be prevented. The nurse responds:

"Scratching results in skin breaks that can lead to infection."

Which response would the nurse provide a client with dehydration who states, "what should i do about my dry skin? its so itchy?"

"Use a moisturizer on the skin daily to help reduce itching."

Which response would the nurse provide to a client who asks, What is the cause of my psoriasis?

Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease where your skin cells divide more rapidly than normal

Which action by a family member of a client with a wound requiring sterile dressings would indicate the need for additional teaching?

Using a back-and-forth motion while cleaning the wound

Which intervention to relieve itching would the nurse determine puts a client at risk for injury

addition of oils to the bath water

A nurse provides discharge teaching to a client that had a total hip replacement. The client states that the plan is to go swimming at the community pool the day after discharge. How should the nurse respond?

Explain that the incision should not be immersed in water until it has healed

which instruction would the nurse provide a client with psoriasis regarding skin care at home

apply moisturizing lotion several times a day

Which action would the nurse explain as the next step to take when a person's clothes catch on fire and flames have been extinguished

assess the persons breathing

Which process is an example of third spacing in burn injury?

blister formation

Which alteration in the skin color would the nurse expect to find when assessing a client with methemoglobinemia

blue

which sign would the nurse expect to observe in a client with an inhalation injury in addition to a burn injury?

cough, facial burns, restlessness, black soot around mouth and nose, elevated carboxyhemoglobin levels

Which sign would the nurse expect to observe in a client with seborrheic dermatitis?

dandruff

which complication would the nurse state is a serious side effect of x-rays?

desquamation

Which mode of transmission would a nurse include in a teaching session for clients with fungal infections when explaining how tinea infections are spread?

direct contact or by inanimate objects

Which test would the client undergo to receive a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus?

direct immunofluorescence test

Which area of the body would the nurse list as being susceptible to fungal infection?

feet, hand, groin, lungs, mouth

which condition can trigger a recurrence of a client's active herpes simplex infection?

fever, fatigue, trauma, sunburn, emotional distress

which intervention would the nurse identify as decreasing the occurences of pressure injuries for clients who are quadriplegic

frequent repositioning of client

Which type of infection would the nurse expect to find in the nails of a client who has artificial nails applied and reports redness, swelling and pain around the nails?

fungal infection

Which precaution would the nurse take when examining a client with herpes simplex?

gloves

A nurse is caring for a client with scabies. Which information about scabies should the nurse consider when planning care for this client?

highly contagious

Which response would the nurse give to a client who asks, "What is causing my acne?"

increased androgenic hormones

which condition would the nurse suspect with pitting edema

kidney disease

For which purpose would aesthetic surgery be performed?

to alter a body feature the client perceives as unattractive