WorksheetsSKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Student nurse Marikit is assessing the skin. Upon reviewing her anatomy and physiology, which of following are true about skin except?
It is the largest organ of the body.
It is a physical barrier that protects the underlying tissues and organs from microorganisms, physical trauma, ultraviolet radiation, and dehydration.
It is only present over most of the body, excluding the soles and palms
It plays a vital role in temperature maintenance, fluid and electrolyte balance, absorption, excretion, sensation, immunity, and vitamin D synthesis.
It refers to the elasticity of your skin. When you pinch the skin on your arm, for example, it should spring back into place with a second or two.
skin moisture
skin temperature
skin color
skin turgor
Student Nurse Rose finding is a normal fingernail plate shape. Which of the following below is correct?
Spoon nail
Convex curvature
Clubbing
None of the these
Student nurse is performing on the nail beds as an indicator of tissue perfusion (the amount of blood flow to tissue) and dehydration. What is this Test?
Blanch Test
Nail Bed Test
Hemoglobin test
Blood Test
In palpating the skin for temperature, we compare the two feet and the two hands, using the backs of your fingers the rationale for this procedure is:
It's often used as a way to check for dehydration.
To identifies tenderness, consistency, induration, depth and fixation.
Changes in sensation or temperature may indicate vascular or neurologic problems such as peripheral neuropathy related to diabetes mellitus or arterial occlusive disease.
All of these
Part of the hair which contract in response to cold or fright, decreasing skin surface area and causing the hair to stand erect (goose flesh).
Follicle
erector pili muscles
Hair shaft
All of these
An older adult woman is brought to the emergency department after being found lying on the kitchen floor for 2 days; she is extremely dehydrated. What would the nurse expect to see during the examination?
White patches on the mucous membranes
Pale mucous membranes
Smooth mucous membranes and lips
Dry mucous membranes and cracked lips
As you assess your patient, you note clubbed fingers. This is a sign of:
Malnutrition.
Hypoxia.
Bacterial infection.
Allergic reaction.
An ABNORMAL angle between the nail base and the nail is called clubbing and may indicate which of the following conditions?
Poor hygiene
Skin cancer
Cardiopulmonary disorder
Dehydration
Skin temperature is best assessed with the:
fingertips.
wrist.
palm of the hand.
back of the hand.
Skin inspection and palpation includes assessment for:
Color, uniformity, and symmetry
Skin lesions
Skin temperature
All of the above
Student Nurse is assessing the skull of the patient. She will document the normal skull has the following findings, except?
Rounded with smooth skull contour.
Negative depression and nodules, uniform consistency.
Symmetric or lightly asymmetrical facial features.
Bigger skull size with prominent forehead.
Which are the best places to check the skin for tenting, which is a sign of dehydration?
Forearm and sternum
Shoulder and thigh
Top of the hand and foot
Neck and top of the head
The two types of sweat glands are
(a)
Which of the following is considered an ABNORMAL finding in an older adult?
Cherry angioma
Lentigines
Seborrheic keratoses
Malignant melanoma
The ABCD rule of melanoma includes:
Asymmetry of shape
Diameter larger than the eraser of a pencil
Border irregularity and color variation
All of the above
The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which factor in the older adult?
An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat
Increased vascularity of the skin
An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat
Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands
The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, "I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor." The nurse knows that this condition could be related to:
Eccrine glands.
Disorder of the stratum corneum.
Apocrine glands.
Disorder of the stratum germinativum.
A 13-year-old girl is interested in obtaining information about the cause of her acne. The nurse should share with her that acne:
Is caused by increased sebum production.
Has been found to be related to poor hygiene.
Has no known cause.
Is contagious.
During a skin assessment, the nurse notices that a Mexican-American patient has skin that is yellowish-brown; however, the skin on the hard and soft palate is pink and the patient's scleras are not yellow. From this finding, the nurse could probably rule out:
Cyanosis
Pallor
Iron deficiency
Jaundice
