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Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing CH 19 Assisting with Hygiene,
Personal Care, Skin Care, and the Prevention of Pressure Injuries | NUR 155 |
Hondros College of Nursing | Questions with 100% Verified Answers | Latest
Update

Question: Blanch
Answer:
to turn white or become pale

Question: Caries
Answer:
dental cavities

Question: Maceration
Answer:
softening of tissue

Question: Cerumen
Answer:
substance secreted by ceruminous glands in the ear

Question: Dermis
Answer:
inner, thinner layer of the skin

Question: Eschar
Answer:
black, dry, tough, necrotic tissue

Question: Halitosis
Answer:
foul-smelling breath

Question: Hygiene
Answer:
practice of cleanliness

,Question: Induration
Answer:
hardening of an area

Question: Sebum
Answer:
oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

Question: Exacerbation
Answer:
increase in the severity or symptoms of a disease

Question: The redness that occurs at the beginning of a pressure injury
is caused by --------- --------- and vasodilation.
Answer:
reactive hyperdemia

Question: A patient who is experiencing ------------- is at risk of skin
breakdown from the excess moisture.
Answer:
diaphoresis

Question: Stage 2 pressure injuries have affected the --------- of the
skin.
Answer:
epidermis

Question: If teeth are not brushed regularly, ------ may form.
Answer:
caries

Question: The ------------- system contains the skin, hair, nails, and
sweat and sebaceous glands.
Answer:
integumentary

, Question: Skin color is determined by the amount of ------- secreted by
the melanocytes in the epidermis.
Answer:
melanin

Question: Moisture in the skin folds may cause ---------- of the tissue.
Answer:
maceration

Question: When assisting a patient out of a very warm bath, the patient
should move slowly to avoid dizziness and -------.
Answer:
syncope

Question: ------- absorbs light and protects against ultraviolet rays.
Answer:
Melanin

Question: Hair and nails are made of dead ------- and have no nerve
endings or blood supply.
Answer:
keratin

Question: --------- ------ make skin water proof.
Answer:
Sebaceous glands

Question: ----- lubricates the skin and hair.
Answer:
Sebum

Question: ----- ------ help maintain homeostasis of fluid and
electrolytes.
Answer:
Sweat glands

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