Exam 46: Integumentary System

Which of these statements about the cause of significant skin damage is TRUE?

Which of these therapies is used in the medical treatment of squamous cell carcinoma?

A client develops large,red patches covered with thick,silvery scales on the arms and knees,and psoriasis is diagnosed.Client teaching about this disease should include which of these aspects?

The skin of a client's feet is very taut with edema.Which of these skin parameters has the nurse assessed?

Which of these nursing interventions is MOST appropriate for the client who has psoriasis?

A client asks why a burn is debrided each day.Which of these responses by the nurse would be MOST appropriate?

Which of these foods would the nurse recommend to a client to assist healing of a stasis ulcer?

Etretinate (Tegison)is used to treat clients who have severe psoriasis that is not amenable to other therapies.Which of these statements should the nurse include when teaching the client about this medication?

Which of these statements about a nurse who has never had chickenpox caring for a client with herpes zoster during the draining,open lesions phase of the illness is TRUE?

A client has a stasis ulcer on the left ankle.Nursing assessment of this open area involves which skin assessment parameter?

A client is severely burned in a gas explosion,and charred underlying muscles and bones and dark networks of thrombosed capillaries are visible.What degree of burn damage does this represent?

An older adult client is admitted to a long-term care facility.The nurse should automatically place which of these support surfaces on the client's bed?

The nurse is caring for a client who has an ulceration appearing as a deep crater with undermining of adjacent tissue loss.The nurse recognizes that this client has which type of ulcer present?

A basic rule for the nurse when caring for clients who are experiencing impaired skin integrity related to an infectious disorder of the skin would be to:

A client has contracted pediculosis capitis.Which of these aspects would the nurse include in client teaching?

In addition to malignant melanoma,which of these skin disorders may metastasize to other body tissues and cause death?

The physician orders a dressing for a client with a wound.The student nurse is aware that the purpose of applying dressings includes which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

Which of these intrinsic factors contributes to development of pressure ulcers?

Immediately after sustaining a severe burn wound,the nurse would anticipate the client's nutritional needs would usually be met by which of these methods?

Confusion,disorientation,and a decreased level of consciousness may occur in severely burned clients related to which of these factors?