NCLEX-PN
Integumentary System NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The school nurse is discussing impetigo with the teachers in an elementary school. One of the teachers asks the nurse, 'How can I prevent getting impetigo?' Which statement would be the most appropriate response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Avoiding contact with impetigo lesions without gloves prevents transmission. Handwashing is general, topical antibiotics are for treatment, and isolation is excessive.
Question 2 of 5
The female client calls the clinic and tells the nurse that she has a really big 'boil' in the perineal area that is causing a lot of pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Warm, moist compresses promote drainage and pain relief in a boil (furuncle). Emergency visits may be needed later, squeezing risks infection, and spontaneous resolution is unlikely.
Question 3 of 5
The client is diagnosed with herpes simplex 2 and prescribed the antiviral medication valacyclovir (Valtrex). Which instructions should the nurse teach?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Valacyclovir suppresses HSV-2 symptoms but does not cure it. It does not prevent pregnancy, require tapering, or change urine color.
Question 4 of 5
The client is diagnosed with a viral infection and the HCP has prescribed an antiviral medication to be administered by weight. The client weighs 220 pounds and the order reads 10 mg per kilogram per day to be administered in equally divided doses every six (6) hours. How many milligrams will be administered in one dose?
Correct Answer: 250
Rationale: 220 lbs ÷ 2.2 = 100 kg; 10 mg/kg/day = 1000 mg/day; 1000 mg ÷ 4 doses = 250 mg/dose.
Question 5 of 5
The elderly client is admitted from the long-term care facility diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The client complains of severe itching on both hands and the nurse notes wavy, brown, threadlike lesions between the client’s fingers. Which comorbid condition would the nurse suspect the client of having based on these assessment data?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Itching and threadlike burrows between fingers indicate scabies. Tinea capitis affects the scalp, HSV-2 is genital, and psoriasis causes plaques.