Exam 42: Care of Patents with Integumentary Disorders and Burns

What is the primary purpose of a whirlpool bath given to the patient with a stage III pressure ulcer?

The nurse describes several types of burn treatment.Match the burn treatment to the statement that best describes it. -Incision into subcutaneous tissue to increase circulation

The nurse is caring for a burn patient.Which action best prevents contractures?

The nurse is educating a patient with acne rosacea that has facial erythema and telangiectases.Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The nurse is bathing a patient with poison ivy.Which action is most appropriate?

The patient with shingles has been on an antiviral medication since the vesicles appeared.The goal of early treatment is to prevent which complication?

Using the Parkland formula,the fluid needed for a person weighing 140 pounds with a 25% burn would be _____ mL.

Which interventions are appropriate for a burn patient newly admitted to the emergency department?

An 84-year-old patient has had a low-grade fever for 2 days.This morning,the patient complains of burning,tingling hip pain that shoots down the leg.The nurse observes a small group of vesicles on the leg.These findings are consistent with which disorder?

The nurse differentiates the various type of dermatitis.Match each option with the characteristics that best describe it.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Cell-mediated immunity resulting in inflammatory response

The nurse describes common complications that burn patients may experience.Match the burn complication with the description that best fits it. -Inflammatory response causing fluid shift

An adult male patient enters the emergency department with full- and partial-thickness burns on the entire right leg,front of the right arm,and one half of the front torso.The nurse,using the "rule of nines," assesses the burn as ____%.

The nurse differentiates the various type of dermatitis.Match each option with the characteristics that best describe it.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Mast cell-stimulated release of histamine

A patient with psoriasis is placed on PUVA therapy.What factors compose this therapy?

A 75-year-old patient questions the nurse about vaccination to prevent shingles.Which response is most appropriate?

The mother of a 4-year-old child reports concerns about how to completely rid her home of lice.Which response indicates that the mother needs further instruction?

The nurse is advising a 20-year-old college sophomore with acne vulgaris.Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

The nurse differentiates the various type of dermatitis.Match each option with the characteristics that best describe it.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Rash associated with poison ivy

The nurse differentiates the various type of dermatitis.Match each option with the characteristics that best describe it.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Scaly lesions on scalp,ear canals,and eyebrows

The nurse differentiates the various type of dermatitis.Match each option with the characteristics that best describe it.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Lesions may become ulcerated