Nursing Assessment of the Integumentary System for N103B Skin and Wound Care Study Guide
NURSING ASSESSMENT OF THE…
Flashcards for N103B skin and wound unit
# Term Definition
1 What are the 3 layers of skin? 1) Epidermis 2) Dermis 3) Subcutaneous tissue
2 What are two things contained Keratin= provides waterproofing Melanin=
the epidermis? What function do provides color to skin
they serve?
3 What type of glands are Sebaceous glands= contributes oil to skin Sweat
contained in the dermis layer of glands= contributes sweat to skin
skin? What functions do they
lend?
4 The ___________ layer supports the dermis, epidermis
____________ layer.
5 What insulates the subcutaneous fatty cells
layer?
6 What is the largest organ in the Skin
body?
7 A skin assessment also includes: hair and nails
8 T/F You can assess skin while True. While checking pulses, edema, or chit
performing other parts of the chatting with patient you can assess for lesions
health assessment? and their locations, the condition and
characteristics of the skin, and for ulcers.
9 What are 9 characteristics of 1) is it intact 2) color or discoloration 3)
skin? moist/dry 4) temperature 5) ecchymosis 6)
oiliness/dryness 7) edema 8) elasticity/tenting 9)
nutrition of patient
10 What are 5 functions of skin? 1) Protection 2) Thermoregulator 3) Secretions
4) Sensation 5) Provides vitamin D 6) Electrolyte
regulator
11 What's thermoregulation Heat production = heat loss
balance?
, Nursing Assessment of the Integumentary System for N103B Skin and Wound Care Study Guide
NURSING ASSESSMENT OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
# Term Definition
12 As muscle activity goes up Generated heat
(exercise); ___________ _______ goes
up.
13 Why is thyroxine output Because increased thyroxine levels lead to
important? increased cell metabolism. This is called
Chemical Thermal Genesis
14 What's the normal body 36-38 degrees Celsius. 96.8- 100.4 degrees
temperature? Fahrenheit
15 How is the sympathetic nervous Norepinephrine and epinephrine Cellular
stimulated? What happens? metabolism is increased.
16 A fever results in 2 things? Increased cellular metabolism and increased
body temperature
17 What occurs with decreased Decreased heat production
BMR?
18 Shivering leads to what? Increased heat production
19 Shivering increases _______ heat production; 45
___________ by ____ times
20 What are the 4 types of heat loss? 1) Radiation 2) Conduction 3) Convection 4)
Evaporation
21 What is radiation? What is it Transfer of heat from one surface to another
affected by? without direct contact body surface area--the
greater the surface area, the greater the heat
loss
22 heat loss in fetal position is less than
_________ heat loss in the standing
position
23 T/F heat loss and heat production True
can occur simultaneously?
24 Vasoconstriction leads to ________ decreased
heat loss
NURSING ASSESSMENT OF THE…
Flashcards for N103B skin and wound unit
# Term Definition
1 What are the 3 layers of skin? 1) Epidermis 2) Dermis 3) Subcutaneous tissue
2 What are two things contained Keratin= provides waterproofing Melanin=
the epidermis? What function do provides color to skin
they serve?
3 What type of glands are Sebaceous glands= contributes oil to skin Sweat
contained in the dermis layer of glands= contributes sweat to skin
skin? What functions do they
lend?
4 The ___________ layer supports the dermis, epidermis
____________ layer.
5 What insulates the subcutaneous fatty cells
layer?
6 What is the largest organ in the Skin
body?
7 A skin assessment also includes: hair and nails
8 T/F You can assess skin while True. While checking pulses, edema, or chit
performing other parts of the chatting with patient you can assess for lesions
health assessment? and their locations, the condition and
characteristics of the skin, and for ulcers.
9 What are 9 characteristics of 1) is it intact 2) color or discoloration 3)
skin? moist/dry 4) temperature 5) ecchymosis 6)
oiliness/dryness 7) edema 8) elasticity/tenting 9)
nutrition of patient
10 What are 5 functions of skin? 1) Protection 2) Thermoregulator 3) Secretions
4) Sensation 5) Provides vitamin D 6) Electrolyte
regulator
11 What's thermoregulation Heat production = heat loss
balance?
, Nursing Assessment of the Integumentary System for N103B Skin and Wound Care Study Guide
NURSING ASSESSMENT OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
# Term Definition
12 As muscle activity goes up Generated heat
(exercise); ___________ _______ goes
up.
13 Why is thyroxine output Because increased thyroxine levels lead to
important? increased cell metabolism. This is called
Chemical Thermal Genesis
14 What's the normal body 36-38 degrees Celsius. 96.8- 100.4 degrees
temperature? Fahrenheit
15 How is the sympathetic nervous Norepinephrine and epinephrine Cellular
stimulated? What happens? metabolism is increased.
16 A fever results in 2 things? Increased cellular metabolism and increased
body temperature
17 What occurs with decreased Decreased heat production
BMR?
18 Shivering leads to what? Increased heat production
19 Shivering increases _______ heat production; 45
___________ by ____ times
20 What are the 4 types of heat loss? 1) Radiation 2) Conduction 3) Convection 4)
Evaporation
21 What is radiation? What is it Transfer of heat from one surface to another
affected by? without direct contact body surface area--the
greater the surface area, the greater the heat
loss
22 heat loss in fetal position is less than
_________ heat loss in the standing
position
23 T/F heat loss and heat production True
can occur simultaneously?
24 Vasoconstriction leads to ________ decreased
heat loss
