ATI LPN
Fundamentals Wound Care and Skin Integrity Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A student nurse is caring for an adolescent with frostbite of the hand in the emergency department. Which action by the student would require the registered nurse to intervene?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A frostbitten area is never rubbed or massaged, as the ice crystals in the capillaries will damage the tissue when they break out of the vascular beds.
Question 2 of 5
Which medication should the nurse administer first on a medical unit?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hydroxyzine relieves itching (a comfort issue), taking priority over non-urgent conditions like tinea corporis, herpes zoster, and acne, which aren't immediately distressing.
Question 3 of 5
Which task should the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) for a client experiencing pruritus?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: UAP can place mittens to prevent scratching. Turning/breathing doesn't address pruritus, medication administration can't be delegated, and lotion application is possible but mittens directly address scratching.
Question 4 of 5
Which type of capillary hemangioma is described by the following: this is where a port-wine stain capillary hemangioma is seen on the face, with segmental distribution, corresponding to the cutaneous branches of the trigeminal nerve. It may be associated with angiomas of the cerebral pia–arachnoid, which may manifest themselves by focal epileptic attacks
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sturge-Weber syndrome includes facial port-wine stains and possible association with cerebral angiomas.
Question 5 of 5
The term pruritus refers to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pruritus refers to itching, a common symptom of various dermatologic conditions.