NCLEX-PN
Integumentary Disorders NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The client with viral skin lesions is experiencing pruritus. Which statement would be an appropriate long-term goal?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Maintaining intact skin integrity is a long-term goal, preventing complications from viral lesions. Refraining from scratching, itch relief, and infection prevention are interventions.
Question 2 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 3 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 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing the client using desoximetasone topical cream for an abdominal rash. Which finding should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing a known side effect from the medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The presence of skin discoloration such as purpura and hyperpigmentation should indicate to the nurse that the client has a side effect from using desoximetasone (
Topicort). Thinning skin, not thickening, is a side effect. The presence of striae, not a decrease, is a side effect. Folliculitis, not increased skin hair, is a side effect.
Question 5 of 5
Which problem should the nurse identify for the client recently diagnosed with leprosy (Hansen’s disease)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Leprosy’s stigma often leads to social isolation, a priority psychosocial problem. Body image, infection, and comfort are secondary.