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NURSE WISEMAN 2026/2027 MEDICINE
,NURS 251 Exam 2 Nurse Practitioners
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- Largest organ of the body
- Protection : First line barrier against infection
- Prevents fluid loss
- Regulation of body temp
- Organ of secretion and excretion
- Production of vitamin D
- Sensory perception
- Generation of new skin
- Identify
What is the function of skin in humans?
Examining skin color, temperature, moisture, texture, and
integrity (including turgor and lesions), while also
evaluating nail color, shape, consistency, and capillary
refill
What are the components of good skin/nail assessment?
To monitor overall health and prevent any issues
Why do we do the skin/nail assessments?
- Skin color is consistent throughout matching
ethnic/racial background
- Skin texture/moisture is smooth and uniformly dry
, - Skin integrity is smooth and intact
- Skin temp is warm and consistent
- Turgor should rise easily when pinched and rapidly
return when released
What is expected findings when conducting a skin
assessment?
- Hyperpigmentation like freckles, tan lines, and age/liver
spots
- Hypopigmentation like scares, stretch marks, vitiligo
- Skin texture/moisture has acne, wrinkles, and scars
- Skin temp is cool or warm depending on environment of
immobilization
- Turgor is decreased in older adults
What is expected variation findings when conducting a
skin assessment?
- Skin color changes like cyanosis, ecchymosis, erythema,
jaundice, pallor, petechiae
- Skin texture/moisture velvety skin, rough/dry/flaky,
diaphoresis
- Skin integrity like lesions, pressure injuries
- Skin temperature is hyperthermic or hypothermic
- Turgor is tented, edema
What is unexpected findings when conducting a skin
assessment?
Pressure is applied to the nail so the nail turns white,
when pressure is released it turns back to its skin color
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NURSE WISEMAN 2026/2027 MEDICINE
,NURS 251 Exam 2 Nurse Practitioners
Review Exam (Latest 2026/ 2027
Update) 100% Verified Questions &
Answers | Grade A+
- Largest organ of the body
- Protection : First line barrier against infection
- Prevents fluid loss
- Regulation of body temp
- Organ of secretion and excretion
- Production of vitamin D
- Sensory perception
- Generation of new skin
- Identify
What is the function of skin in humans?
Examining skin color, temperature, moisture, texture, and
integrity (including turgor and lesions), while also
evaluating nail color, shape, consistency, and capillary
refill
What are the components of good skin/nail assessment?
To monitor overall health and prevent any issues
Why do we do the skin/nail assessments?
- Skin color is consistent throughout matching
ethnic/racial background
- Skin texture/moisture is smooth and uniformly dry
, - Skin integrity is smooth and intact
- Skin temp is warm and consistent
- Turgor should rise easily when pinched and rapidly
return when released
What is expected findings when conducting a skin
assessment?
- Hyperpigmentation like freckles, tan lines, and age/liver
spots
- Hypopigmentation like scares, stretch marks, vitiligo
- Skin texture/moisture has acne, wrinkles, and scars
- Skin temp is cool or warm depending on environment of
immobilization
- Turgor is decreased in older adults
What is expected variation findings when conducting a
skin assessment?
- Skin color changes like cyanosis, ecchymosis, erythema,
jaundice, pallor, petechiae
- Skin texture/moisture velvety skin, rough/dry/flaky,
diaphoresis
- Skin integrity like lesions, pressure injuries
- Skin temperature is hyperthermic or hypothermic
- Turgor is tented, edema
What is unexpected findings when conducting a skin
assessment?
Pressure is applied to the nail so the nail turns white,
when pressure is released it turns back to its skin color
