ATI LPN
Questions for Integumentary System Questions
Question 1 of 5
The client suspected of having Stage I of Lyme disease is seen in the health care clinic and is told that the Lyme disease test is positive. The client asks the nurse about the treatment for the disease. The nurse responds to the client, anticipating which of the following to be part of the treatment plan?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Stage I Lyme disease is treated with a 2-4 week course of oral antibiotics (e.g., doxycycline) to eradicate the infection.
Question 2 of 5
A young student comes to the school nurse and shows the nurse a mosquito bite. As the nurse expects, the bite is elevated and has serous fluid contained in the dermis. How would the nurse classify this lesion?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A wheal is a primary skin lesion that is elevated and has fluid contained in the dermis. An example of a wheal would be an insect bite or hives.
Question 3 of 5
In patients with extensive burns, edema occurs in both burned and unburned areas because of:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Capillary permeability is altered in burns beyond the area of tissue damage, resulting in significant shift of proteins, fluid, and electrolytes resulting in edema(third spacing). Catecholamine-induced vasoconstriction does not produce edema. Decreased glomerular filtration may cause fluid retention, but it is not responsible for the extensive edema seen after burn injury. Loss of integument barrier does not cause edema.
Question 4 of 5
A(An)____________________ often produces a superficial cutaneous injury but may cause cardiopulmonary arrest and transient but severe central nervous system deficits.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tissue damage results from the conversion of electrical energy into heat. Monitor the patient for cardiac dysrhythmias.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is reviewing the structure and function of the skin with a patient recovering from multiple abrasions. Which should the nurse explain as being classified as a sudoriferous gland?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Eccrine glands are sudoriferous (sweat) glands, crucial for thermoregulation.