NUR 355 Exam 5 Questions With Elaborate Answers
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What do we use to check for melanoma? - CORRECT ANSWER-A- asymmetrical
B- borders
C- color
D- diameter
E- evolving/elevation
Can you give me some nursing interventions for skin in general? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sunscreen, limit
time outside, protective clothing, checking feet (DM)
Different types of STIs - CORRECT ANSWER-Gonorrhea, syphilis, PID, genital warts, chlamydia, HPV
What is an unstageable pressure ulcer? - CORRECT ANSWER-full thickness tissue loss with slough or
eschar at the base of the wound
What is kyphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Humpback in the thoracic area
Most common risk factors for skin cancer - CORRECT ANSWER-fair skin, advancing age, prolonged
exposure to sun, tanning salons
Most dangerous type of skin cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-melanoma
actinic keratosis - CORRECT ANSWER-a precancerous skin growth that occurs on sun-damaged skin
in the epidermis, skin goes to reddish-brown
squamous cell carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the
epidermis
, basal cell carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis
include rolled edges/ulceration
Risk factors for pressure injuries - CORRECT ANSWER-bedridden
limited mobility
older than 65
diabetes
dementia
malnutrition
incontinence
Interventions to prevent pressure injuries - CORRECT ANSWER-rolling every 2 hours
barrier cream
cleaning patients
increase protein
Braden scale
raise HOB to 30 degrees
use a draw sheet
What is a stage 1 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nonblancable erythema with skin intact
what is a stage 2 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-partial thickness loss of the skin
what is a stage 3 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-full thickness skin loss
what is stage 4 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-full thickness skin loss and tendons, down to the
bone
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What do we use to check for melanoma? - CORRECT ANSWER-A- asymmetrical
B- borders
C- color
D- diameter
E- evolving/elevation
Can you give me some nursing interventions for skin in general? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sunscreen, limit
time outside, protective clothing, checking feet (DM)
Different types of STIs - CORRECT ANSWER-Gonorrhea, syphilis, PID, genital warts, chlamydia, HPV
What is an unstageable pressure ulcer? - CORRECT ANSWER-full thickness tissue loss with slough or
eschar at the base of the wound
What is kyphosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Humpback in the thoracic area
Most common risk factors for skin cancer - CORRECT ANSWER-fair skin, advancing age, prolonged
exposure to sun, tanning salons
Most dangerous type of skin cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-melanoma
actinic keratosis - CORRECT ANSWER-a precancerous skin growth that occurs on sun-damaged skin
in the epidermis, skin goes to reddish-brown
squamous cell carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the
epidermis
, basal cell carcinoma - CORRECT ANSWER-malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis
include rolled edges/ulceration
Risk factors for pressure injuries - CORRECT ANSWER-bedridden
limited mobility
older than 65
diabetes
dementia
malnutrition
incontinence
Interventions to prevent pressure injuries - CORRECT ANSWER-rolling every 2 hours
barrier cream
cleaning patients
increase protein
Braden scale
raise HOB to 30 degrees
use a draw sheet
What is a stage 1 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nonblancable erythema with skin intact
what is a stage 2 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-partial thickness loss of the skin
what is a stage 3 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-full thickness skin loss
what is stage 4 pressure injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-full thickness skin loss and tendons, down to the
bone
