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TISSUE INTEGRITY FROM GIDDENS
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Largest organ of the body and what is its function? Ans: The
skin--- serves as a barrier or protective coating and protects us
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from infections, keeps us from losing fluid, and helps us
manage temperature, and the nerves of the skin help us detect
pain, temperature, and touch
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Why is it important for nurses to understand tissue integrity
and the importance of the skin? Ans: The nurses job is to
maintain optimal skin integrity/tissue integrity and they work
individually and with others to care for management when that
integrity is disrupted
Definition of tissue? Ans: Organized groups of cells with
common functions
Four types of tissues? Ans: Muscle, neural, connective, and
epithelial
Most important of the tissues r/t to tissue integrity? Ans:
epithelial
Impaired skin integrity can affect? Ans: Epidermis and dermis
skin layers, but if it gets deep enough, it can damage
underlying structures such as bones, joints, muscles, etc.
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Definition of tissue integrity? Ans: The ability of the body
tissues to regenerate and/or repair to maintain normal
physiological processes
Antecedents of tissue integrity? Ans: "GENERALLY LESIONS
LIMIT ACTIVITY"
Good nutrition
Lack of external trauma
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Limited pressure on site
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Affected by life cycle (life to death)--- as we age, our body
loses to ability to regenerate cells as quickly or as efficiently
Attributes of tissue integrity? Ans: Integument is structurally
intact and functioning
Normal healing process
Interrelated concepts of tissue integrity? Ans: Immunity
F&E
Thermo reg
Elimination
Perfusion
Nutrition
Mobility
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Sensory
Negative consequences associated with tissue integ Ans:
"pain is a little devil"
Pain
Infection
Altered body image
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Loss of fluid and electrolyte
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Decubiti or amputation
positive outcomes Ans: "puff and pass"
protection from infection
Adaptation to environment (sweating); maintenance of F&E
Regulation of acid-base balance
vitamin D production (the sun)
Protection from injury/trauma
Removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue? Ans:
debridement
Agents that soften skin or treat dry skin? Ans: Emollient
TISSUE INTEGRITY FROM GIDDENS
Questions and Answers (100%
Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Largest organ of the body and what is its function? Ans: The
skin--- serves as a barrier or protective coating and protects us
© 2026 Assignment
from infections, keeps us from losing fluid, and helps us
manage temperature, and the nerves of the skin help us detect
pain, temperature, and touch
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Why is it important for nurses to understand tissue integrity
and the importance of the skin? Ans: The nurses job is to
maintain optimal skin integrity/tissue integrity and they work
individually and with others to care for management when that
integrity is disrupted
Definition of tissue? Ans: Organized groups of cells with
common functions
Four types of tissues? Ans: Muscle, neural, connective, and
epithelial
Most important of the tissues r/t to tissue integrity? Ans:
epithelial
Impaired skin integrity can affect? Ans: Epidermis and dermis
skin layers, but if it gets deep enough, it can damage
underlying structures such as bones, joints, muscles, etc.
, 2
Definition of tissue integrity? Ans: The ability of the body
tissues to regenerate and/or repair to maintain normal
physiological processes
Antecedents of tissue integrity? Ans: "GENERALLY LESIONS
LIMIT ACTIVITY"
Good nutrition
Lack of external trauma
© 2026 Assignment
Limited pressure on site
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Affected by life cycle (life to death)--- as we age, our body
loses to ability to regenerate cells as quickly or as efficiently
Attributes of tissue integrity? Ans: Integument is structurally
intact and functioning
Normal healing process
Interrelated concepts of tissue integrity? Ans: Immunity
F&E
Thermo reg
Elimination
Perfusion
Nutrition
Mobility
, 3
Sensory
Negative consequences associated with tissue integ Ans:
"pain is a little devil"
Pain
Infection
Altered body image
© 2026 Assignment
Loss of fluid and electrolyte
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Decubiti or amputation
positive outcomes Ans: "puff and pass"
protection from infection
Adaptation to environment (sweating); maintenance of F&E
Regulation of acid-base balance
vitamin D production (the sun)
Protection from injury/trauma
Removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue? Ans:
debridement
Agents that soften skin or treat dry skin? Ans: Emollient
