NSG 3107 Exam Questions With Correct Answers

NSG 3107 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers

Erythema |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reddened |area |cause |by |increased |amounts |of |oxygenated |
blood |in |dermal |vasculature



Ecchymoses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bruises

Localized |red |or |purple |discolouration |caused |by |extravasation |of |blood |into |dermis |and |subQ |
tissues



Petechiae |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pinpoint, |tiny |circumscribed |spots |in |the |superficial |layers |
of |the |epidermis



Contact |Dermatitis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inflammatory |reaction |of |skin |to |natural/synthetic |
substances |that |evoke |a |hypersensitivity |response |or |direct |irritation.

Sharp |delineation |between |inflamed |and |normal |skin.



Poison |Ivy/Oak/Sumac |(BSDT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B: |Contact |with |urushiol |from |plant |
leaves, |may |change |with |additional |exposures |

S: |localized |lesions |

Dx: |clinical |

Tx: |rinse |skin, |gently |wash



Scabies |(BSDT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B: |Caused |by |scabies |mites |as |female |burrows |into |
epidermic |and |deposits |eggs |and |feces |

S: |inflammation |30-60d |later |

,Dx: |clinical |

Tx: |permethrin |5%



Pediculosis |Capitis |(Head |Lice) |(BSDT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B: |Adult |louse |lays |eggs, |which |
hatch |and |reproduce |

S: |itchiness |

Dx: |clinical |

Tx: |shampoo, |removal |of |nits, |prevention |of |spread



Atopic |Dermatitis |(Eczema) |(BSDT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B: |pruritic |eczema, |hereditary, |with
|allergies/asthma |



S: |pruritus, |rash |

Dx: |clinical |

Tx: |relieve |pruritus, |avoid |triggers, |hydrate |skin



Inhalation |Injury |(BSDT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B: |trauma |following |inhalation |of |toxic |
chemicals/gases |

S: |upper |airway |obstruction, |resp |distress |

Dx: |clinical |

Tx: |intubation



Process |of |Wound |Healing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Homeostasis |phase: |platelets |deal |off |
damaged |vessels |to |clot |

Inflammation: |swelling, |warmth, |pain |

Proliferative: |fibroblasts |approximate |edges |

Remodelling: |scar |forms

, Bacterial |Infections |of |the |Skin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Abscess |formation, |varying |severities |
NSG |interventions |include |preventing |spread |of |infection



Viral |Skin |Infections |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Usually |includes |a |characteristic |rash |i.e. |verruca,
|HSV1, |VZ, |molluscum |contagiosum




Dermatophytoses |(BDST) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Superficial |infection |Passed |from |person |to |
person |or |animal |to |human |Diagnosis |by |microscopic |examination |of |scraping



Characteristics |of |Burn |Injury |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Extent |of |injury |described |as |total |body |
surface |Depth |of |injury |from |1st |to |4th |degree |(superficial |to |full |thickness |+ |underlying |
tissue)



Severity |of |Burns |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Minor |- |outpatient |care |

Moderate |- |tx |in |hospital |with |burn |experience |

Major |- |specialized |burn |center



Rule |of |9's |(Burns) |+ |Rule |of |Palm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Each |body |part/section |is |either |9%
|or |18% |depending |on |size |



Patients |palm |is |1% |of |body |surface



Treating |Burns |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stop |the |burning |process |

Cover |burn |to |prevent |contamination |

Fluid |replacement |

Enhance |nutritional |needs |

Medications |

Rehab |begins |once |wound |coverage |begins