Exam 29: The Child With a Skin Condition

An allergy to which of the following would contraindicate the use of Silvadene as a topical agent for burns?

A child had a burn evidenced by pink skin and blistering. The child complains of pain and is crying. The nurse documents the burn as:

Before the 17-year-old boy starts a protocol of Accutane for his acne, the nurse should instruct him to:

The nurse differentiates a type of topical medication that is an oil-based emulsion to be used on dry skin as a(n) ____________________.

The statement made by a parent, indicating the need for further teaching about strategies to control itching for the infant with eczema, is:

When teaching about general skin care measures that could help prevent acne, the nurse would include:

The best first action to take when a child sustains a second-degree deep thermal burn to the hand is to:

The nurse takes into consideration that children who have been diagnosed with infantile eczema have an increased risk of:

A child is brought to the emergency department with burns on the face and chest. The nurse's first priority is:

The home health nurse discovers a family infected with pediculosis and helps the mother understand ways to start eradication of the lice, such as:

When the nurse observes a tarry stool from a 16-year-old burn victim who has been in the ICU for 2 weeks, the nurse documents and reports the probable complication of:

A group of football players is taking oral griseofulvin for tinea pedis. The school nurse cautions that while they are taking this medication they should avoid:

The nurse assesses a major burn as:

When the 2-day-old infant is noted to have small pustules on her skin, the nurse should:

On the first day postburn the body's fluid reserves have left the circulating volume and entered the interstitial space, causing massive edema. The nurse monitors the burn victim very closely for:

When the nurse caring for a patient with severe frostbite observes a purple flush on the hands and feet, the nurse should:

A 5-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with a second-degree burn of his entire right arm and hand, anterior trunk and genital area, and front of right thigh. The nurse assesses the BSA percentage burn as ____________________.

The appropriate technique for the application of a topical treatment for a child with eczema is:

A child is brought to the emergency department with severe frostbite. The body parts that should be warmed first are:

The nurse recognizes the blisters and erythema of the hands of a person recovering from frostbite as the skin disorder called ____________________.