ATI LPN
Integumentary System Test Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client is seen in the health care clinic and the physician suspects herpes zoster. The nurse prepares the items needed to perform the diagnostic test to confirm this diagnosis. Which item will the nurse obtain?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A culture swab is used to confirm herpes zoster by detecting varicella-zoster virus via PCR or viral culture.
Question 2 of 5
A patient in the dermatology clinic is scheduled for removal of a 10-mm, multicolored, irregular mole from the upper back. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about a(an)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An incisional biopsy would remove the entire mole and the tissue borders. The appearance of the mole indicates that it may be malignant; a shave biopsy would not remove the entire mole. The mole is too large to be removed with punch biopsy. Excisional biopsies are done for smaller lesions and where a good cosmetic effect is desired, such as on the face.
Question 3 of 5
An unresponsive Caucasian patient has been brought to the emergency room by EMS. While assessing this patient, the nurse notes that the patients face is a cherry-red color. What should the nurse suspect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Carbon monoxide poisoning causes a bright cherry red color in the face and upper torso in light-skinned persons.
Question 4 of 5
A dermatologist has asked the nurse to assist with examination of a patients skin using a Woods light. This test will allow the physician to assess for which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Woods light makes it possible to differentiate epidermal from dermal lesions and hypopigmented and hyperpigmented lesions from normal skin.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is planning care to meet the patient's pain management needs related to burn treatment. The patient is alert, oriented, and follows commands. The pain is worse during the day when various treatments are scheduled. Which statement to the physician best indicates the nurse's knowledge of pain management for this patient?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Patient-controlled analgesia allows the patient with burns to self-medicate for pain, thus providing independence with pain management strategies. Nonpharmacological pain strategies may provide helpful adjuncts to pain interventions. Scheduled pain medications and anxiolytic agents, although helpful, do not put the control of pain management with the patient.