CSCC NURC 1001 EXAM 3 2026/2027 | STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
What are characteristics of aging skin? How does this affect healing? - ANS ✔✔-Skin becomes less elastic
-Skin loses strength
-Brown spots appear
-Fewer nerve endings and blood vessels
-Fatty tissues layer is lost
-Skin thins and sags-skin is fragile and easily injured
-Increased sensitivity to heat and cold
It makes it harder for the elderly to heal quickly
What are some common skin and hair conditions that you might encounter when providing care? - ANS
✔✔Hair loss (Alopecia), dandruff, lice, scabies, Hirsutism (excessive boy hair)
What is a skin tear and how can they be prevented? - ANS ✔✔A break or rip in the outer layers of the
skin
-Move, turn, position, or transfer the person
-Prevent shearing and friction by using turn pads, sheets, pillows
-Keep yours and the residents nails short and smoothly filed
-Do not wear rings with raised stones
-Be patient
-Dress and undress resident carefully and in soft clothes
-Apply arm and leg protectors as ordered
-Provide good lighting
-Provide safe area for wandering
-Remove tape carefully
-Do not apply adhesive tape
What are the causes, stages (be able to identify), and preventative measures for pressure injuries? - ANS
✔✔Stage 1: mildest stage, non blanchable arrythmia of the skin (when pressure is relieved, skin returns
to a normal color)
Stage 2: partial thickness skin loss with exposed dermis, wound is pink, red and moist, broken or intact
bister, no fat or deeper tissue visible
Stage 3: full thickness skin loss, skin is gone and fat can be seen through the ulcer, dead tissue shed from
skin may be present.
Stage 4: full thickness skin and tissue loss, skin is gone, muscle tendon ligament cartilage and bone,
Schleffer hr is visible
Moving and repositioning, especially based on care plan; prevent shearing, use pillow
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
What are characteristics of aging skin? How does this affect healing? - ANS ✔✔-Skin becomes less elastic
-Skin loses strength
-Brown spots appear
-Fewer nerve endings and blood vessels
-Fatty tissues layer is lost
-Skin thins and sags-skin is fragile and easily injured
-Increased sensitivity to heat and cold
It makes it harder for the elderly to heal quickly
What are some common skin and hair conditions that you might encounter when providing care? - ANS
✔✔Hair loss (Alopecia), dandruff, lice, scabies, Hirsutism (excessive boy hair)
What is a skin tear and how can they be prevented? - ANS ✔✔A break or rip in the outer layers of the
skin
-Move, turn, position, or transfer the person
-Prevent shearing and friction by using turn pads, sheets, pillows
-Keep yours and the residents nails short and smoothly filed
-Do not wear rings with raised stones
-Be patient
-Dress and undress resident carefully and in soft clothes
-Apply arm and leg protectors as ordered
-Provide good lighting
-Provide safe area for wandering
-Remove tape carefully
-Do not apply adhesive tape
What are the causes, stages (be able to identify), and preventative measures for pressure injuries? - ANS
✔✔Stage 1: mildest stage, non blanchable arrythmia of the skin (when pressure is relieved, skin returns
to a normal color)
Stage 2: partial thickness skin loss with exposed dermis, wound is pink, red and moist, broken or intact
bister, no fat or deeper tissue visible
Stage 3: full thickness skin loss, skin is gone and fat can be seen through the ulcer, dead tissue shed from
skin may be present.
Stage 4: full thickness skin and tissue loss, skin is gone, muscle tendon ligament cartilage and bone,
Schleffer hr is visible
Moving and repositioning, especially based on care plan; prevent shearing, use pillow
