ATI LPN
Integumentary System Test Questions Questions
Question 1 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.
Question 2 of 5
A patient is diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. What should the nurse expect to assess in this patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Basal cell carcinoma typically appears as a translucent or pearly papule, often with visible blood vessels.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the layers picks up sensory stimuli?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The dermis contains sensory receptors like mechanoreceptors and thermoreceptors.
Question 4 of 5
A male client arrives at the emergency room and has experienced frostbites to the right hand. Which of the following would the nurse note on assessment of the client's hand?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Frostbite causes vasoconstriction and tissue freezing, leading to a white, numb appearance due to lack of blood flow and sensation.
Question 5 of 5
A female client is brought to the emergency department with second- and third-degree burns on the left arm, left anterior leg, and anterior trunk. Using the Rule of Nines, what is the total body surface area that has been burned?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Using the Rule of Nines: left arm (9%), left anterior leg (9%), anterior trunk (18%) = 36% total body surface area burned.