NCLEX-PN
Integumentary Disorders NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The client comes into the emergency department in severe pain and reports that a pot of boiling hot water accidentally spilled on his lower legs. The assessment reveals blistered, mottled red skin, and both feet are edematous. Which depth of burn should the nurse document?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Blistered, mottled red skin with edema indicates deep partial-thickness burns, affecting the dermis with severe pain. Superficial partial thickness has no blisters, full thickness is painless and leathery, and first degree is superficial with erythema.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse compares the characteristics of open-angle glaucoma with those of angle-closure glaucoma. Which of the following statements describe ways they are similar? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,E
Rationale: Both types cause vision loss, are initially treated with medications, and may require surgery.
Question 3 of 5
After reviewing the medical orders, which of the following is essential for the nurse to assess preoperatively?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assessing the last anticoagulant dose is critical to prevent bleeding during surgery.
Question 4 of 5
The client experiences local burning and stinging when mafenide cream is applied to treat a burn injury. Which action should be taken by the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Burning or stinging with application of mafenide (Sulfamylon) is a normal response. Mafenide is bacteriostatic and used to reduce gram-negative and gram-positive organisms present in burned tissues. Removal of mafenide or notifying the HCP is unnecessary. Mafenide cream is supplied in 11.2% cream; there are no other concentrations available.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse correctly teaches the client that psoriasis is an inflammatory dermatosis that results from which skin condition?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Psoriasis involves rapid epidermal cell turnover.