Exam 24: Nursing Management: Integumentary Problems

A patient with an enlarging,irregular mole that is 7 mm in diameter is scheduled for outpatient treatment.The nurse should plan to prepare the patient for which procedure?

A nurse develops a teaching plan for a patient diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma (BCC).Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The nurse notes the presence of white lesions that resemble milk curds in the back of a patient's throat.Which question by the nurse is appropriate at this time?

What is the best method to prevent the spread of infection when the nurse is changing the dressing over a wound infected with Staphylococcus aureus?

The nurse working in the dermatology clinic assesses a young adult female patient who is taking isotretinoin (Accutane)to treat severe cystic acne.Which assessment finding is most indicative of a need for further questioning of the patient?

The nurse notes darker skin pigmentation in the skinfolds of a middle-aged patient who has a body mass index of 40 kg/m².What is the nurse's best action?

The nurse is interviewing a patient with contact dermatitis.Which finding indicates a need for patient teaching?

The nurse assesses a patient who has just arrived in the postanesthesia recovery area (PACU)after a blepharoplasty.Which assessment data should be reported to the surgeon immediately?

There is one opening in the schedule at the dermatology clinic,and 4 patients are seeking appointments today.Which patient will the nurse schedule for the available opening?

Which information will the nurse include when teaching an older patient about skin care?

Which information should the nurse include when teaching patients about decreasing the risk for sun damage to the skin?

A patient with atopic dermatitis has a new prescription for pimecrolimus (Elidel).After teaching the patient about the medication,which statement by the patient indicates that further teaching is needed?

An older adult patient with a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)on the lower arm has a Mohs procedure in the dermatology clinic.Which nursing action will be included in the postoperative plan of care?

A patient has the following risk factors for melanoma.Which risk factor should the nurse assign as the priority focus of patient teaching?

A patient who has severe refractory psoriasis on the face,neck,and extremities is socially withdrawn because of the appearance of the lesions.Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse is teaching a patient with contact dermatitis of the arms and legs about ways to decrease pruritus.Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan ?

Which information should the nurse include when teaching a patient who has just received a prescription for ciprofloxacin (Cipro)to treat a urinary tract infection?

The nurse instructs a patient about application of corticosteroid cream to an area of contact dermatitis on the right leg.Which patient action indicates that further teaching is needed?

The health care provider prescribes topical 5-FU for a patient with actinic keratosis on the left cheek.The nurse should include which statement in the patient's instructions?

A patient is undergoing psoralen plus ultraviolet A light (PUVA)therapy for treatment of psoriasis.What action should the nurse take to prevent adverse effects from this procedure?