ATI LPN
Skin Integrity Nursing Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The three major glands of the skin are sudoriferous, ceruminous, and
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sudoriferous glands-sweat glands open into pores on the skin surface and excrete sweat. Ceruminous glands-secrete a waxlike substance called cerumen and are located in the external ear canal. Sebaceous glands-secrete their substance, sebum (an oily secretion), through the hair follicles distributed on the body.
Question 2 of 5
A client is brought to the emergency room following a burn injury. In assessment the nurse notes that the client's eyebrow and nasal hairs are singed. The nurse would identify this type of burn as:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Singed eyebrow and nasal hairs indicate exposure to heat and flames, characteristic of a thermal burn, often with inhalation injury risk.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse performs a skin assessment on an assigned client and notes the presence of lesions that are red-tan scaly plaques. The nurse documents this findings as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Red-tan scaly plaques are characteristic of actinic keratoses, precancerous lesions from sun exposure.
Question 4 of 5
A student nurse is instructed by the registered nurse to monitor a client who has dark skin for cyanosis. The registered nurse determines that the student needs instructions regarding physical assessment techniques for the dark-skinned client if the student states that the best area to assess for cyanosis was in the:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In dark-skinned clients, cyanosis is best assessed in the sclera, conjunctiva, or oral mucosa, not nail beds or lips, due to pigmentation.
Question 5 of 5
An African American is admitted to the medical unit with liver disease. To correctly assess this patient for jaundice, on what body area should the nurse look for yellow discoloration?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Jaundice, a yellowing of the skin, is directly related to elevations in serum bilirubin and is often first observed in the sclerae and mucous membranes.