Exam 46: Integumentary System

What is the single MOST effective way to prevent a client from developing pressure ulcers?

Which of these statements about the characteristics of malignant melanoma is TRUE?

What is the BEST method of applying a topical agent to a burn?

All persons coming into contact with a client sustaining burn injury must wear:

For a client who has herpes simplex virus type 2 with painful genital lesions,oral administration of which medication helps shorten an acute episode and prevent recurrence of this illness?

A client develops a severe case of generalized scabies.The nurse should instruct the client to:

Photochemotherapy (PUVA)is used to treat severe psoriasis by combining the use of methoxsalen with ultraviolet A light waves to:

A client has clusters of small vesicles over the thoracic region and describes severe pain and itching of the affected areas.Herpes zoster is diagnosed,and the client will be treated with which of these medications?

The older adult client is at greater risk for complications and delayed healing in a severe burn injury because of normal physiologic changes such as:

What is considered the BEST treatment for a port-wine angioma?

All of the following nursing interventions are used to prevent contractures in severely burned clients.Which intervention also provides increased circulation and improved muscle tone?

A client who has poor venous circulation can lead to the development of which of these conditions?

A client has numerous petechiae over the face,neck,and upper chest and areas of ecchymosis on the abdomen and upper legs.Which of these skin parameters has the nurse assessed?

Temporary grafts to a burn wound,such as homografts,heterografts,and synthetic skin substitutes,perform which of these functions?

In caring for autografts of a client's burn wound,the nurse would follow strict aseptic care of the donor site and the newly grafted wound,and take which of these actions?

Application of which of these medications on large,open burn wounds can decrease infection and promote healing without serious side effects?

When teaching a client about basal cell carcinoma,the nurse would be sure to include which of the following?

A client has experienced a severe sunburn.The nurse is aware that is an example of which of these burn classifications?

The prognosis in burn cases depends upon the severity of the burn,surface area involved,and which of these client factors?

An older adult client develops herpes zoster and asks the nurse how this can happen,having had chickenpox as a child.What is the nurse's MOST appropriate response?