Exam 43: Care of the Patient With an Integumentary Disorder

What should a patient be assessed for upon the diagnosis of genital herpes?

A 30-year-old African American had surgery 6 months ago and the incision site is now raised,indurated,and shiny.This is most likely which type of tissue growth?

Which of the following are nursing interventions and patient teaching for the treatment of head lice and scabies? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse arrives at an accident scene where the victim has just received an electrical burn.What is the nurse's primary concern?

What would the nurse dressing a necrotic pressure injury with a minimal exudate most likely use?

A patient developed a severe contact dermatitis of the hands,arms,and lower legs after spending an afternoon picking strawberries.The patient states that the itching is severe and cannot keep from scratching.Which instruction would be most helpful in managing the pruritus?

A patient,age 37,sustained partial- and full-thickness burns to 26% of the body surface area.When would the greatest fluid loss resulting from the burns occur?

A child has been sent to the school nurse with pruritus and honey-colored crusts on the lower lip and chin.The nurse believes these lesions most likely are:

What is the best instruction by the nurse regarding reducing the risk factors for melanoma?

A patient with severe eczema is starting a coal tar derivative treatment.What should the nurse include in the teaching plan for the patient relative to this treatment?

A patient,age 46,reports to his physician's office with urticaria with elevated lesions that are white in the center with a pale red border on hands and arms.He says,"It itches like crazy." Which type of lesion would the nurse include in her documentation?

The three major glands of the skin are sudoriferous,ceruminous,and __________.

Two weeks after a severe burn of over 20% of the body,the patient vomits bright red blood.Which condition is most likely?

A school nurse assesses a child who has an erythematous circular patch of vesicles on her scalp with alopecia and complains of pain and pruritus.Why would the nurse use a Woods lamp?

Melanocytes give rise to the pigment melanin,which is responsible for skin color.Where can the melanocytes be found?

A frail,older adult home health patient who had chickenpox as a child has been exposed to varicella (chickenpox)several days ago.What should the nurse do?

What should the nurse examine in assessing a patient for tinea corporis?

The most deadly skin cancer is ________________.