ATI LPN
Skin Integrity Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A female client exhibits a purplish bruise to the skin after a fall. The nurse would document this finding most accurately using which of the following terms?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ecchymosis is the medical term for a bruise, characterized by purple discoloration due to blood under the skin.
Question 2 of 5
A client calls the emergency department and tells the nurse that he had been cleaning a wooden area in the backyard and came directly into contact with poison ivy shrubs. The client tells the nurse that he cannot see anything on the skin and asks the nurse what to do. Which of the following is the appropriate nursing response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Immediate showering removes urushiol oil from poison ivy, preventing or reducing the severity of the allergic reaction.
Question 3 of 5
A student is learning about cutaneous skin reactions. Which description is correct?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An examthema is an eruption. Blistering is swelling. Pustular is raised and filled with white blood cells. Urticarial is itching.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer a prn medication to a 6-year-old child for pruritus. Which order should the nurse question?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: For a child 6 to 12 years of age, the dose of Benadryl is 12.5-25 mg every 4-6 hours, not to exceed 150 mg/day.
Question 5 of 5
The client diagnosed with a partial-thickness burn to the entire right leg who is being treated with silver sulfadiazine develops leukopenia. Which medication should the nurse expect the HCP to prescribe?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) is a sulfonamide antibacterial agent. Leukopenia often occurs but improves spontaneously during treatment, so the nurse should expect to continue the medication. Discontinuing it, using antibiotics, or applying hydrocortisone is not warranted for leukopenia.