Exam 42: Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder

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:

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?

Which of the following are major functions of the skin? (Select all that apply.)

When providing the open method of treatment for a patient who is 52 years old with burns to the lower extremities, what would a nurse include in the nursing plan?

The nurse making the initial assessment of a burned patient in the emergency room observes that the entire right arm (anterior and posterior), right anterior leg, chest, and abdomen are covered with reddened skin and blisters. Using the Rule of Nines, the nurse estimates the percentage of burn to be______%.

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

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

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?

What would the nurse stress to the 17-year-old girl who has been prescribed Accutane for her acne?

Which may indicate a malignant melanoma in a nevus on a patient's arm?

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?

What should the nurse do when administering a therapeutic bath to a patient who has severe pruritus?

Most of the deaths from burn trauma in the emergent phase that require a referral to a burn center result from:

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

During primary survey assessment of a burn patient, the nurse checks for which of the following as early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse takes into consideration that carbon monoxide intoxication secondary to smoke inhalation is often fatal because carbon monoxide:

What is a common diagnostic criterion for identifying systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)? (Select all that apply.)

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

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

Which patient instruction should the nurse include in the teaching plan relative to the management of systemic lupus erythematosus?