A patient is a 78-year-old woman who has had chronic respiratory disease for 30 years. She weighs 212 lb (96.4 kg) and is 5 ft, 1 in (152.5 cm) tall. She has recently completed corticosteroid and antibiotic treatment for an exacerbation of her respiratory disease. Identify specific predisposing factors for bacterial skin infection in this patient.

A patient is a 78-year-old woman who has had chronic respiratory disease for 30 years. She weighs 212 lb (96.4 kg) and is 5 ft, 1 in (152.5 cm) tall. She has recently completed corticosteroid and antibiotic treatment for an exacerbation of her respiratory disease. Identify specific predisposing factors for bacterial skin infection in this patient.

Priority Decision: A patient is receiving chemotherapy. She calls the physician’s office and says she is experiencing itching in her groin and under her breasts. What is the first nursing assessment that would be done before the nurse makes an appointment for the patient with the physician to determine the treatment?

Steps to prevent a pressure ulcer may include:

In developing a care plan for a client with psoriasis, the nurse knows that psoriasis is

Your client asks you how you decided that he has a 20% burn. You describe the rule of 9 and ask him to figure the percentage of body area burned from Figure 2. The answer you would expect is