ATI LPN
Skin Integrity Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is conducting a health interview and is assessing for integumentary conditions that are known to have a genetic component. What assessment question is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Eczema and psoriasis are known to have a genetic component.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is applying a medicated plastic wrap dressing to a patient's leg. What intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent development of complications?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Plastic wrap dressings should be used for no more than 12 hours a day. Wet dressings and ointments should be applied only to affected areas, not to healthy intact skin, because this can cause maceration of good skin.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is writing a care plan for a patient admitted to the emergency department (ED) with an open fracture. The nurse will assign priority to what nursing diagnosis for a patient with an open fracture of the radius?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The patient has a significant risk for osteomyelitis and tetanus due to the fact that the fracture is open. Powerlessness and ineffective role performance are psychosocial diagnoses that may or may not apply, and which would be superseded by immediate physiologic threats such as infection. Surgical positioning injury is not plausible, since surgery is not likely indicated.
Question 4 of 5
A 25-year-old man is involved in a motorcycle accident and injures his arm. The physician diagnoses the man with an intra-articular fracture and splints the injury. The nurse implements the teaching plan developed for this patient. What sequela of intra-articular fractures should the nurse describe regarding this patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Intra-articular fractures often lead to post-traumatic arthritis. Research does not indicate a correlation between intra-articular fractures and FES, osteomyelitis, or compartment syndrome.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse notes that a patient has irregularly shaped areas on the skin that are rough and thick. What health problem should the nurse suspect is causing this patient's skin condition?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Chronic dermatitis often presents with rough, thickened, and irregularly shaped skin areas.