QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉Pressure ulcer risk factors. Answer: Moisture, Malnutrition and
Alter sensory perception
◉Interventions to prevent skin breakdown. Answer: Skin kept dry
and clean, Avoid friction and shear, Positioning of the patient every 2
hours
◉Cellulitis. Answer: Is a skin disorder caused by infection of the
dermis and subcutaneous tissue, usually caused by Staphylococcus.
◉Fungal infections. Answer: Candidiasis is known to affect the
mouth, esophagus and vagina, appearance is a yellow or white
patches in the mouth. It causes itching and white discharge from
vagina
◉Squamous cell carcinoma. Answer: Is caused by sunlight, affects
the epidermis, and can become invasive and metastasize to other
areas of the body. Tumor that begins as a small nodule that rapidly
becomes ulcerated.
, ◉Sheering. Answer: Rubbing/friction, skin moving one way and the
bone staying. Don't slide the patient, lift them instead
◉Burn injuries. Answer: injuries to the skin caused by exposure to
extreme heat, hot liquids, electrical agents, strong chemicals, or
radiation
◉Burn diet. Answer: High calorie, high protein, and vitamins C and
Zinc to assist in healing
◉Acne types. Answer: Acne rosacea begins between age 30- 50
years; characterized by erythema(redness), papules, pustules, and
telangiectasias. Acne vulgaris begins early puberty; factors that
contribute to it are hereditary disposition, increased androgen
levels, and premenstrual hormonal fluctuations
◉Acne diet. Answer: Important to eat healthy-well balanced diet.
May be caused by fatty/greasy foods
◉Types of inmmunity. Answer: Active artificially acquired immunity
occurs via immunization. E.g: Flu vaccinations
Passive natural immunity occurs transmission of mother to baby.
E.g: Mother to baby, Utero, Breast milk