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Medical-Surgical Nursing, 9th Ed., Ignatavicius & Workman, 2018

Unit VI - Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Problems of the Skin, Hair, and Nails

Characteristics

Dendritic Cells

Which of the following are antigen-presenting immune cells located in the epidermis?

Dermis

Which of the following is considered to be the middle layer of the skin?

Epidermis

Which of the following is considered to be the outside layer of the skin?

Hair Follicles

Which of the following are rooted in the dermis but extend all the way up to the epidermis?

Hypodermis

Which of the following is composed of connective tissue that attaches the skin to the skeleton?

Keratinocytes

Which of the following are the barrier cells that protect the body from environmental damage?

Melanocytes

Which of the following is found at the bottom of the epidermis and gives skin its color?

Merkel Cells

Which of the following cells are involved in the body's sensation to touch and determination of shapes and textures of objects?

Sebaceous Glands

Which of the following glands secrete a waxy and oily substance onto the hair and skin?

Skin Anatomy

Sweat Glands

Which of the following secrete water and help the body decrease temperature during stress, exercise, or fever?

Dilated Capillaries are a Blood Reservoir

Which of the following best describes a main function of skin?

Innate Immune Protection

Which of the following describes a main function of skin?

Protection

Which of the following  describes  a main function of skin?

Skin Functions

Synthesize Vitamin D

Which of the following is a characteristic most likely associated with the function of skin?

Thermoregulation

Which of the following describes  a main function of skin?

Water and Salt Excretion

ABCDEs of Melanoma

Asymmetry

Which of the following is most likely associated with ABCDEs of melanoma?

Border

Color

Diameter

Evolving

Classification

Considerations

Decreased Level of Consciousness

Which of the following is most likely a risk factor for the development of pressure ulcers?

Management

Neurologic Disease

Osteomyelitis

Which of the following complications is most likely associated with pressure ulcers?

Pressure Ulcers

Prevention

Which of the following associations is most likely associated with pressure ulcers?

Prolonged Immobilization

Risk Factors

Septicemia

Stage 1: Intact Skin with Non-blanchable Erythema

Which of the following descriptions is most likely consistent with Stage 1 pressure ulcers?

Stage 2: Partial Thickness Skin Loss

Which of the following descriptions is most likely consistent with Stage 2 pressure ulcers?

Stage 3: Full-thickness Skin Loss without Fascial Involvement

Which of the following descriptions is most likely consistent with Stage 3 pressure ulcers?

Stage 4: Full-thickness Skin Loss with Fascial Involvement

Which of the following descriptions is most likely consistent with Stage 4 pressure ulcers?

Surgery

Which of the following interventions is most likely associated with the management of pressure ulcers?

Wound Care

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