NCLEX-PN
Med Surg Integumentary NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The client is scheduled to have a xenograft to a left lower-leg burn. The client asks the nurse, 'What is a xenograft?' Which statement by the nurse would be the best response?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A xenograft uses animal skin (e.g., porcine) for temporary burn coverage. Autografts use the patient’s skin, allografts use donor human skin, and deferring to the doctor avoids education.
Question 2 of 5
Three days ago the client received circumferential, partial, and full-thickness burns to 30% total body surface area of the chest and abdomen. The nurse monitors the client for restricted breathing due to Which physiological response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A layer of eschar or devitalized tissue commonly forms over partial- and full-thickness burns, which, when circumferential and when combined with increased fluid retention, can restrict circulation and lung expansion. Loss of tissue containing elastin and collagen does occur in partial- and full-thickness burns but would not be a source of constriction that would prevent lung expansion. Ischemia and hypoxia may be experienced in the alveoli due to inhalation burns; however, restricted breathing (a mechanical process) is more of a risk due to circumferential eschar formation. Although fluid overload is a possibility, it is not likely to restrict breathing unless it is combined with eschar formation.
Question 3 of 5
The client is scheduled to have a xenograft to a left lower-leg burn. The client asks the nurse, 'What is a xenograft?' Which statement by the nurse would be the best response?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A xenograft uses animal skin (e.g., porcine) for temporary burn coverage. Autografts use the patient’s skin, allografts use donor human skin, and deferring to the doctor avoids education.
Question 4 of 5
The public health nurse is providing a class on skin disorders in the African American community. Which information should the nurse include in the presentation?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dark and light skin experience similar conditions, though presentation varies. Skin cancer risk is not gender-specific, keloids are more common in dark skin, and buccal mucosa is not bluish.
Question 5 of 5
Which immediate nursing interventions are appropriate for this client? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,C,D,E,F
Rationale: Ice packs can worsen tissue damage; other interventions address fluid loss, infection, pain, and oxygenation.