ATI LPN
Fundamentals of Nursing Skin Integrity and Wound Care Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse describes several types of burn treatment. Which statement best describes a xenograft?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A xenograft is a biologic dressing sourced from pig skin.
Question 2 of 5
A clinic nurse provides instructions to a client who will be taking isotretinoin (Accutane) for severe cystic acne. Which statement by the client indicates the need for further instructions?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Vitamin A supplements are contraindicated with isotretinoin due to increased risk of toxicity; other statements reflect known side effects.
Question 3 of 5
When planning the skin care of a patient with decreased mobility, the nurse is aware of the varying thickness of the epidermis. At what location is the epidermal layer thickest?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The epidermis is the thickest over the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.
Question 4 of 5
A patient with an exceptionally low body mass index has been admitted to the emergency department with signs and symptoms of hypothermia. The nurse should know that this patients susceptibility to heat loss is related to atrophy of what skin component?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The subcutaneous tissues and the amount of fat deposits are important factors in body temperature regulation.
Question 5 of 5
The patient asks the nurse if the placement of the autograft over his full-thickness burn will be the only surgical intervention needed to close his wound. The nurse's best response would be:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The autograft is the only permanent method of grafting and it uses the patient's own tissue to cover the burn wound. Autografting is permanent and does not require a second surgery unless the graft fails. A biological or biosynthetic graft or dressing is a temporary wound covering. A xenograft is from an animal, usually pig skin and is a temporary graft.