A nurse is teaching teenagers regarding the importance of protecting the skin from UV rays. What should the nurse include? (Select all that apply)

A patient with a suspicious skin lesion is scheduled for a punch skin biopsy. What is the most accurate description for the procedure?

A patient has a rash of unknown origin. Which assessment question(s) would help determine the underlying cause? (Select all that apply)

What physiologic changes in aging predispose older adults to skin breakdown? (Select all that apply)

A nurse needs to apply a dressing to a patient who has fragile skin. Which intervention would the nurse use to protect the patient from skin tears?

A nurse is observing a CNA provide skin care to an older adult patient. Which action by the CNA indicates a need for further training?

A nurse is supervising a new graduate nurse (GN) who is examining a new patient with skin lesions. The nurse would intervene if the GN:

A nurse is caring for a 75 year old patient who spends most of his time in bed. What steps prevent skin tears? (Select all that apply)

A nurse reads in a patient’s record that the provider observed “circumscribed, superficial vesicles with a collection of serous fluid.” The nurse anticipates that the provider will make which recommendation for the patient?

Which instruction should be included when providing health teaching about exposure to the sun?

A nurse is providing education to a group of teen girls on the importance of wearing skin protection. Overexposure to UV rays can cause which change in the skin?

The nurse is providing education to a patient recently prescribed a topical medication. Which information would be appropriate to include?

A patient is to have a culture & sensitivity test.

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been admitted to the acute care facility with painful, infected lesions of the skin. Which action would be the priority of the LVN?

The primary health provider states the patient has several papular lesions, the nurse will likely observe:

The nurse is caring for a patient with a skin tear. Which dressing is best to apply to the area?

Pallor is described in an African-America patient by:

A patient asks the nurse about the expected changes that occur in the skin with age (select all that apply)

Which are the categories of skin tears based on the Payne-Martin classification? (Select all that apply)

A patient who is recovering from a severe burn is permitted oral feedings. Which diet is most appropriate for this patient?

When a patient with burns has a full-thickness wound, which of these tissues are involved?

In the immediate care provided to a burn victim with 2nd & 3rd degree burns of the arms & legs, the LVN should expect the primary health provider to order which intervention?

When a patient has herpes zoster (shingles), the nurse should expect the patient to report:

The nurse is preparing to care for a patient with psoriasis. The nurse should anticipate which skin assessment?

A 56 year old patient is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia & shingles. The nurse is aware that shingles is caused by:

A patient’s burns have become infected with pseudomonas. The nurse should anticipate using which topical dressing?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an electrical burn. What should be monitored on this patient?

The patient presents to the clinic with severe dermatitis that is refractory to avoidance of irritants, maintenance of skin moisture, & skin lubrication. The nurse anticipates which treatments? (Select all that apply)

A patient has been diagnosed with acne rosacea. The nurse should educate the patient to avoid: (Select all that apply)

In managing dermatitis, the nurse should provide which instructions? (Select all that apply)

A major type of skin disorder is acne rosacea. Which information may be valuable for the patient education plan? (Select all that apply)

A male patient has inflamed, edematous skin of the elbows & knees accompanied by swelling of the joints of the fingers & toes. On examination, the skin is found to be covered with adherent silvery white scales. Which question would provide more information?

A patient has skin lesions on the face, trunk, palms, extensor surfaces of joints, soles of the feet, & dorsum of the hands. On inspection, the lesions are found to have irregular borders & blistered, necrotic centers. The provider makes a diagnosis of Steven Johnson’s Syndrome. What is the priority problem for this patient?

A school-age girl with evidence of severe itching in the scalp is checked for pediculosis. The problem of insufficient knowledge regarding management of the disease is identified for the child & parent. Which instructions would the nurse include? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a wheelchair-bound patient. To prevent development of pressure ulcers, which nursing interventions mush be implemented? (Select all that apply)

The nurse notes a reddened area on a patient’s sacral area & checks for blanching. What is the best rationale that supports this nursing action?

The nurse makes a home health visit 1 year after a patient was burned over 30% of his body. What problem may the patient be experiencing at this stage? (Select all that apply)

Which patient is at highest risk for developing a pressure ulcer based on the Braden scale?

While the nurse is performing an initial assessment, a patient with extensive burn injuries suddenly develops increasing hoarseness & strider. Pulse oximetry is 86%. What is the priority nursing action?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected fungal skin lesion. Which one of the following laboratory findings should the nurse expect to review to confirm this diagnosis?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has herpes zoster. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer for treatment?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a patient on home care after a culture for a bacterial infection & cellulitis. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions to a patient who had a skin biopsy with sutures. The nurse should identify which of the following patient statements indicates understanding?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a patient about a new prescription for clotrimazole topical cream. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A nurse is reviewing information about a new prescription for corticosteroid cream with a client who has mild psoriasis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a patient on the use of calcipotriene topical medication for the treatment of psoriasis. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse monitor?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a patient who has a history of psoriasis about photochemotherapy & UV light (PUVA) treatments. Which instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has contact dermatitis. Which instructions should be included?

A nurse is caring for a client who has contact dermatitis & has a new prescription for diphenhydramine. Which adverse effects should the nurse monitor?

A nurse in a doctor’s office is collecting data from a patient who has a severe sunburn. Which of the following classifications should the nurse use to document the burn?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has sustained burns over 35% of total body surface area. The patient’s voice has become hoarse, has a brassy cough, & is drooling. The nurse should identify these findings as an indication of:

A nurse is collecting data from a patient who sustained deep-partial thickness & full thickness burns over 40% of the body 24 hours ago. Which of the following findings are common at this phase? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is assisting with the care of a patient who sustained deep-partial thickness & full thickness burns over 60% of their body 24 hours ago, patient is requesting pain medication. Which route should the nurse administer the medication?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an adult patient who sustained severe burns. Which interventions should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply)

An adult patient was burned as a result of an explosion. The burn initially affected the patient’s entire face & upper half of the anterior torso, & there were circumferential burns to the lower half of both arms. The patients clothes caught fire & he ran, causing burns on the posterior surface of the head & upper half of the posterior torso. According to the rule of 9’s, what is the extent of the burn injury?

The nurse, working in a LTC facility, is planning the clinical assignments for the day. The nurse knows not to assign which staff member to the patient with herpes zoster?

A patient returns to the clinic after a skin biopsy are they suspicious lesion was performed one week ago, the biopsy report indicates that the lesion is a melanoma. The nurse understands that which characteristics describe this type of lesion? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is reviewing a healthcare record of a patient with a lesion that has been diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma. The nurse should expect which characteristics to be documented? (Select all that apply)

The nurse reinforces instructions to a group of patient’s regarding measures that will assist with the prevention of skin cancer. Which patient statement indicates the need for further teaching?

A patient arrives at the ER with frostbite to the right hand. What should the nurse expect to find?

The night nurse reviews the nursing documentation in the patient’s chart & notes that the day nurse documented that the patient has a stage 2 pressure injury in the sacral area. What should the nurse expect to find when checking the sacral area?

The nurse inspects the skin of a patient who is suspected of having psoriasis. Which finding should the nurse note if this disorder is present?

The nurse is told that an assigned patient is suspected of having MRSA. Which precautions should the nurse implement?

A patient arrives at the ER after a burn injury that occurred in their basement & inhalation injury is suspected. Which should the nurse anticipate to be prescribed to the client?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been admitted to the nursing unit after receiving flame burns to the face & chest. The nurse notes a hoarse cough, & the patient is expectorating sputum with black flecks. The patient suddenly becomes restless & his color is becoming dusky. Based on this data, which interpretation should the nurse make?

Which should be the expected therapeutic outcome of an escharectomy procedure performed on a circumferential arm burn?

The nurse is caring for a patient with circumferential burns of both legs. Which leg position is appropriate for this type of burn?

The nurse is assisting with caring for a patient who is receiving intravenous fluids & has sustained full-thickness burn injuries of he back & legs. The nurse understands that which would provide the most reliable indicator for determining the adequacy of the fluid resuscitation?

The nurse is assigned to care for a patient with herpes zoster. Based on an understanding of the cause of this disorder, the nurse determines that this definitive diagnosis was made by which diagnostic test?

Salicylic acid is prescribed for a patient with a diagnosis of psoriasis. The nurse monitors the patient, knowing that which finding indicates the presence of systemic toxicity from this medication?

The health education nurse provides instructions to a group of patients regarding measures that will prevent skin cancer. Which should be included? (Select all that apply)

Silver sulfadiazine is prescribed for a patient with a burn injury. Which lab finding requires the need for monitoring by the nurse?

A burn patient is receiving treatments of topical mafenide acetate to the site of injury. The nurse monitors the patient, knowing that which finding indicates the occurrence of a systemic effect?

Isotretinoin is prescribed for a patient with severe acne. Before the medication administration, the nurse anticipates that which lab test will be prescribed?

A patient with severe acne is seen in the clinic & the primary health care provider (PCHP) prescribes isotretinoin. The nurse reviews the patient’s medication record & would contact the PCHP if the client is also taking which medication?

The nurse is applying a topical corticosteroid to a patient with eczema. The nurse should apply the medication to which body area? (Select all that apply)

The clinic nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient & notes that the patient is taking azelaic acid. The nurse determines that which patient complaint may be associated with the use of this medication?

Silver sulfadiazine is prescribed for a patient with a partial-thickness burn & the nurse provides teaching about the medication. Which patient statement indicates a need for further teaching?

The camp nurse asks the children preparing to swim in the lake if they have applied sunscreen. The nurse reminds the children that sunscreens are most effective when applied at which times?