ATI - Medical Surgical Dermatological
, A nurse is caring for a client who has been applying silver sulfadiazine cream to a deep
partial-thickness arm burn for the past 2 weeks. The nurse should monitor the client for
which of the following adverse effects?
a. Hyponatremia
b. Leukopenia
c. Hyperchloremia
d. Elevated BUN - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Leukopenia
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has been admitted for a
treatment of a malignant melanoma of the upper leg without metastasis. The nurse
should expect the provider to perform which of the following procedures?
a. Curettage
b. External radiation therapy
c. Regional chemotherapy
d. Surgical excision - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. Surgical excision
A nurse is caring for a client whose wounds are covered with a heterograft dressing. In
response to the client's questions about the dressing, the nurse explains that it is
obtained from which of the following sources?
a. Cadaver skin
b. Pig skin
c. Amniotic membranes
d. Beef collagen - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Pig skin
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lesion on the back of his right hand. The client
asks the nurse which types of skin cancer is the most serious. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Basal cell carcinomas
b. Melanomas
c. Actinic keratoses
d. Squamous cell carcinomas - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Melanomas
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has burn injuries to his trunk about
what to expect from the prescribed hydrotherapy. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I will be on a special shower table."
b. "The water temperature will be very cool to ease my pain."
c. "The nurse will use a firm-bristled brush to remove loose skin."
d. "The nurse will use scissors to open small blisters." - CORRECT ANSWERS-a. "I will
be on a special shower table."
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is bedridden and was admitted
from home. The nurse notes a shallow crater in the epidermis of the client's sacral area.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has been applying silver sulfadiazine cream to a deep
partial-thickness arm burn for the past 2 weeks. The nurse should monitor the client for
which of the following adverse effects?
a. Hyponatremia
b. Leukopenia
c. Hyperchloremia
d. Elevated BUN - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Leukopenia
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has been admitted for a
treatment of a malignant melanoma of the upper leg without metastasis. The nurse
should expect the provider to perform which of the following procedures?
a. Curettage
b. External radiation therapy
c. Regional chemotherapy
d. Surgical excision - CORRECT ANSWERS-d. Surgical excision
A nurse is caring for a client whose wounds are covered with a heterograft dressing. In
response to the client's questions about the dressing, the nurse explains that it is
obtained from which of the following sources?
a. Cadaver skin
b. Pig skin
c. Amniotic membranes
d. Beef collagen - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Pig skin
A nurse is caring for a client who has a lesion on the back of his right hand. The client
asks the nurse which types of skin cancer is the most serious. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. Basal cell carcinomas
b. Melanomas
c. Actinic keratoses
d. Squamous cell carcinomas - CORRECT ANSWERS-b. Melanomas
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has burn injuries to his trunk about
what to expect from the prescribed hydrotherapy. Which of the following statements by
the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I will be on a special shower table."
b. "The water temperature will be very cool to ease my pain."
c. "The nurse will use a firm-bristled brush to remove loose skin."
d. "The nurse will use scissors to open small blisters." - CORRECT ANSWERS-a. "I will
be on a special shower table."
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is bedridden and was admitted
from home. The nurse notes a shallow crater in the epidermis of the client's sacral area.
