NUR 526 ADULT HEALTH- EXAM 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED
100% CORRECT
competence - correct answer ✔✔having enough skills to do something
health disparities - correct answer ✔✔differences in health outcomes among groups such as
gender, race, education, disability and location
characteristics of skin - correct answer ✔✔Largest organ of the body
Protection, thermoregulation
Natural flora presence
Penetration of the skin weakens the protective function, increases the risk of infection
Impetigo - correct answer ✔✔Contagious, inflamed. Honey crusted sores, no systemic
symptoms. Topical treatment.
Folliculitis - correct answer ✔✔Can be contagious. Infection of hair follicles. Pustules at the base
of the hair(s). Topical or oral treatment (MRSA).
Furuncle - correct answer ✔✔Can be contagious. Hair follicle infection that goes deeper
through the dermis. Forms a small abscess. Inflammatory nodule with a pustule at the base of
the
hair. Most compresses, I&D, topical treatment.
Carbuncle - correct answer ✔✔Furuncle that involves multiple hair follicles. Common on back
and neck. I&D, oral antibiotics.
, Cellulitis - correct answer ✔✔Worse than you think. Orange peel skin texture. Infection of the
dermis, normally due to a skin break. Edema, pain, heat, redness. Can occur anywhere.
Oral antibiotics. Topical not effective.
Cutaneous abscess - correct answer ✔✔Collection of pus in the dermis & subcutaneous tissue.
Pain, red nodules, erythema in a ring pattern around the nodule. I&D, oral antibiotics.
Functions of the respiratory system - correct answer ✔✔Ventilation
Respiration
Acid-base balance
Speech
Sense of smell
Fluid balance
Physiology of the Respiratory System - correct answer ✔✔Inspiration
Expiration
Respiration
Dead space/shunt
Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
Physical Assessment Methods for Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - correct answer
✔✔Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED
100% CORRECT
competence - correct answer ✔✔having enough skills to do something
health disparities - correct answer ✔✔differences in health outcomes among groups such as
gender, race, education, disability and location
characteristics of skin - correct answer ✔✔Largest organ of the body
Protection, thermoregulation
Natural flora presence
Penetration of the skin weakens the protective function, increases the risk of infection
Impetigo - correct answer ✔✔Contagious, inflamed. Honey crusted sores, no systemic
symptoms. Topical treatment.
Folliculitis - correct answer ✔✔Can be contagious. Infection of hair follicles. Pustules at the base
of the hair(s). Topical or oral treatment (MRSA).
Furuncle - correct answer ✔✔Can be contagious. Hair follicle infection that goes deeper
through the dermis. Forms a small abscess. Inflammatory nodule with a pustule at the base of
the
hair. Most compresses, I&D, topical treatment.
Carbuncle - correct answer ✔✔Furuncle that involves multiple hair follicles. Common on back
and neck. I&D, oral antibiotics.
, Cellulitis - correct answer ✔✔Worse than you think. Orange peel skin texture. Infection of the
dermis, normally due to a skin break. Edema, pain, heat, redness. Can occur anywhere.
Oral antibiotics. Topical not effective.
Cutaneous abscess - correct answer ✔✔Collection of pus in the dermis & subcutaneous tissue.
Pain, red nodules, erythema in a ring pattern around the nodule. I&D, oral antibiotics.
Functions of the respiratory system - correct answer ✔✔Ventilation
Respiration
Acid-base balance
Speech
Sense of smell
Fluid balance
Physiology of the Respiratory System - correct answer ✔✔Inspiration
Expiration
Respiration
Dead space/shunt
Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
Physical Assessment Methods for Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - correct answer
✔✔Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
