Exam 50: Skin Disorders

A nurse screening patients that the plastic surgeon is considering for phototherapy would exclude a:

The nurse organizes the nursing care plan on the nursing diagnosis of "Acute pain,related to postherpetic neuralgia." The least appropriate implementation would be to:

In taking the functional assessment of a patient with a skin disorder,the nurse will inquire about:

The nurse explains that the major characteristic that differentiates cutaneous T-cell lymphoma from squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas is that cutaneous T-cell lymphoma:

The sign or symptom that suggests that a patient with impaired skin integrity is developing a systemic infection is a:

The nurse collecting tissue for a Tzanck smear will: (Select the appropriate interventions and place the steps in sequence.)

When assessing the capillary refill,the nurse may document as normal a refill time of __________ seconds.

When caring for an obese patient who has been bedridden for a long time and who has a nursing diagnosis of "Risk for infection,related to obesity," the nurse should assess for the moist red lesions of Candida albicans,especially on the:

The physician asks the nurse to take a smear from herpetic lesions in an older patient's hip to diagnose the disorder.The nurse recognizes that the probable test that will be performed is a:

The daughter of an older adult patient who has just returned from surgery is distressed about her father's pale,cold hands and feet.The nurse covers the patient with an extra blanket and responds:

Conditions that can be improved with negative pressure therapy include: (Select all that apply.)

The assessment by the emergency department nurse most indicative that a burn patient might be at risk for respiratory impairment is:

A patient with severe psoriasis who is to be treated with the systemic drug,methotrexate sodium,anxiously asks,"Is this cancer drug safe? Are there some side effects I need to know about?" The nurse's best response would be:

A family member of an older patient with severe dermatitis says,"I was always so careful to bathe him every day.I guess I just wasn't careful enough." The nurse's best response would be:

The nurse instructs a patient with vitiligo who is receiving phototherapy to:

A patient who has undergone treatment for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV type 2)expresses relief that she is cured.The nurse should include in her teaching that:

Displaying her hands,a patient asks,"Do you think my liver is OK? Look at all these liver spots!" The most appropriate response would be:

The implementation that would make a patient with atopic dermatitis more comfortable is to:

During the first 24 hours after the burn,fluid replacement is the treatment priority.The assessment that would alert the nurse that the fluid protocol is ineffective is:

In a burn patient with eschar formation around an entire arm,the nurse will include frequent assessment of: