ATI LPN
Integumentary System Test Questions Questions
Question 1 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 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient in a wound clinic who is treated with plastic wrap dressings. Which finding indicates a complication related to prolonged application of the dressings?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prolonged use of occlusive dressings can cause folliculitis, maceration, or skin atrophy, but folliculitis is a key infection-related complication.
Question 3 of 5
A school nurse is assessing a student who was kicked in the shin during a soccer game. The area of the injury has become swollen and discolored. The triage nurse recognizes that the patient has likely sustained what?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A contusion is a soft-tissue injury that results in bleeding into soft tissues, creating a hematoma and ecchymosis. A sprain is an injury to ligaments caused by wrenching or twisting. A strain is a muscle pull from overuse, overstretching, or excessive stress. A dislocation is a condition in which the articular surfaces of the bones forming a joint are no longer in anatomic contact. Because the injury is not at the site of a joint, the patient has not experienced a sprain, strain, or dislocation.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse in a busy emergency department provides care for many patients who present with contusions, strains, or sprains. What treatment modality is common to all of these musculoskeletal injuries?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Treatment of contusions, strains, and sprains consists of resting and elevating the affected part, applying cold, and using a compression bandage. Massage and corticosteroids are not used to treat these injuries.
Question 5 of 5
A patient is suspected as having a fungal infection. What should the nurse have available during the evaluation of this skin area?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Potassium hydroxide is used to prepare skin scrapings for microscopic examination of fungal infections.