3P exam Questions 100% Solved!!

elderly skin changes - ANSWERHigher risk for skin tears and pressure injuries *Skin tears due to flattening of skin cells *Skin moisture and friction=loss fo tissue integrity *If pressure is unrelieved, tissue destruction progresses to full thickness ulcer Collagen fibers stiffen, elastic fibers degenerate, and the amount of subcutaneous tissue decreases. These changes, with the added effects of gravity, lead to wrinkling. The junction between the dermis and epidermis flattens. This causes the two layers to lose their tight bond. Skin tears and other trauma become common as the epidermis slides separately from the dermis. Macule - ANSWERflat less than 1 cm in diameter with different color than surrounding tissue papule - ANSWERsmall, solid, raised lesion on surface of the skin plaque - ANSWERa solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin white/scaly patches- psoriasis ulcers - ANSWERdeep erosions of the skin which extend neneath the epidermis, and into the dermis and sub q Vesicles - ANSWERbullae, second degree burns- vesicles with clear liquid 1 cm pustule - ANSWERelevation of skin containing pus fissure - ANSWERlinear crack in skin extending into dermis scar - ANSWERconnective tissue that fills a wound area wheal - ANSWERsmall, round, raised area on the skin that may be accompanied by itching; usually seen in allergic reactions Stage I Pressure Injury - ANSWERIntact skin with nonblanchable redness of a localized area usually over a bony prominence. Darkly pigmented skin may not have visible blanching. Its color may differ from the surrounding area. The area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer, or cooler as compared to adjacent Stage II pressure ulcer - ANSWERPartial-thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound be