ATI LPN
Integumentary System Test Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained chemical burns. What would have caused these injuries?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hydrofluoric acid is a highly corrosive chemical known to cause severe burns; lime and bleach can irritate but are less likely, and gasoline typically causes thermal burns if ignited.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the layers picks up sensory stimuli?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The dermis contains sensory receptors like mechanoreceptors and thermoreceptors.
Question 3 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 4 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.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assigned to care for a female client with herpes zoster (Shingles). Which of the following characteristics would the nurse expect to note when assessing the lesions of this infection?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Herpes zoster presents with clustered vesicles along a dermatome, caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus.