ATI LPN
Integumentary System Quiz Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The patient with shingles has been on an antiviral medication since the vesicles appeared. The goal of early treatment is to prevent which complication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Early treatment may avoid postherpetic pain syndrome, but it cannot prevent additional vesicles, eye lesions, or transmission to another person.
Question 2 of 5
A hospitalized client is diagnosed with scabies. Which of the following would a nurse expect to note on inspection of the client's skin?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Scabies is characterized by burrows (threadlike lines) created by mites beneath the skin.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is preparing a client for skin grafting and notes that the physician has documented that the client is scheduled for heterograft. The nurse understands that the heterograft used for the burn client is skin from:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A heterograft (xenograft) uses skin from another species, typically pig skin, as a temporary covering.
Question 4 of 5
A 73-year-old asks the nurse to inspect some large reddened lumps that have recently appeared on the legs. The nurse recognizes the lesions as angiomas and tells the patient,
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Angiomas are a frequent occurrence as patients age, but they might be an indication of systemic problems such as liver disease. They are not commonly associated with malignancy. Moisturizer use will not impact the appearance or occurrence of angiomas. There is no indication that the patient needs referral to a dermatologist.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse in a dermatology clinic is reading the electronic health record of a new patient. The nurse notes that the patient has a history of a primary skin lesion. What is an example of a primary skin lesion?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A pustule is an example of a primary skin lesion. Primary skin lesions are original lesions arising from previously normal skin.