ATI RN
Pediatric Integumentary Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is performing a skin assessment of a client who is immobile and notes the presence of partial thickness skin loss of the upper layer of the skin in the sacral area. The nurse documents these findings as a:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Stage 2 pressure ulcers involve partial-thickness loss of the epidermis/dermis, matching the description. Stage 1 is redness, stages 3-4 are deeper.
Question 2 of 5
In the use of topical medication, consideration of vehicle is as important as the specific therapeutic agent. Acute weeping lesions respond best to
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Acute weeping lesions, which exude fluid, respond best to wet compresses that soothe and dry the area, making D correct. Ointments and gels are occlusive and less suitable.
Question 3 of 5
Redundant skin over the posterior part of the neck is common in the following syndromes EXCEPT
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is characterized by hyperelastic skin, not redundant neck skin. Turner, Noonan, and Down syndromes often feature neck webbing or redundancy, making A the exception.
Question 4 of 5
A 25-day-old neonate presented with bright red, protuberant, compressible, and sharply demarcated lesion on right cheek. Of the following, the MOST likely diagnosis is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Superficial infantile hemangiomas (aka strawberry hemangiomas) are bright red, compressible, and well-demarcated, appearing shortly after birth, making C correct (A is a synonym).
Question 5 of 5
Ataxia-telangiectasia is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait; the characteristic telangiectasias develop at approximately 3 yr of age, first on
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In ataxia-telangiectasia, telangiectasias typically first appear on the bulbar conjunctivae around age 3-6, making A correct.