NSG 3280 Unit 3Skin 2026 update

Herpes Simplex 1 & 2 • This virus lives latent in the nerves after initial infection and reactivates during times of decreased immunity in the body. • Examples: • Stress • Sun exposure • Menstruation • A patient with HSV-1 asks why her lip always has a burning sensation just prior to a lesion appearing. How should the nurse respond? Herpes Simplex 1 & 2 • With HSV-2 often residing in the sacral nerve ganglia, the patient will experience lesion eruptions in this location: • Patients often experience lesion eruption on the lips, face and mouth with HSV-1. This is because it typically resides in this nerve: Herpes Zoster (Shingles) • When assessing your patient with shingles, you note that the clusters of vesicles appear to be wrapping around his left side only. What is the reason for this? • When caring for multiple patients with shingles, you observe that your 77-year-old patient seems to be reporting more pain than your 51-year-old patient. You know that the reason your older patient is having more pain is… • Older adults are also more likely to experience this complication for the same reason they experience more pain: Acne Vulgaris Pathogenesis & Risk Factors Etiologic Factors: • Sex hormones • Heredity • Skin flora • Stress • Mechanical occlusion • Cosmetics