ATI LPN
Integumentary System Questions Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
The outer layer of the epidermis provides the most effective barrier to penetration of the skin by environmental factors. Which of the following is an example of penetration by an environmental factor?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The stratum corneum, the outer layer of the epidermis, provides the most effective barrier to both epidermal water loss and penetration of environmental factors, such as chemicals, microbes, insect bites, and other trauma.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assisting the patient to select foods from the menu that will promote wound healing. Which statement indicates the nurse's knowledge of nutritional goals?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nutritional therapy must be instituted immediately after burn injury to meet the high metabolic demands of the body. Oral diets should be high in calories and high in protein to meet the demands of the body.
Question 3 of 5
After completing data collection the nurse determines that an older patient is experiencing the death of melanocytes. What observation did the nurse use to make this determination?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Death of melanocytes leads to gray hair due to loss of pigment, and hair thins with inactive follicles.
Question 4 of 5
The orthopedic nurse should assess for signs and symptoms of Volkmann's contracture if a patient has fractured which of the following bones?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The most serious complication of a supracondylar fracture of the humerus is Volkmann's ischemic contracture, which results from antecubital swelling or damage to the brachial artery. This complication is specific to humeral fractures.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is providing care for a patient who has had a below-the-knee amputation. The nurse enters the patient's room and finds him resting in bed with his residual limb supported on pillow. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The residual limb should not be placed on a pillow, because a flexion contracture of the hip may result. There is no acute need to contact the patient's surgeon. Encouraging exercise or transferring the patient does not address the risk of flexion contracture.