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Health Assessment Chapter 13, 15, 19 2023/2024 test bank questions
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Health Assessment Chapter 13, 15, 19 testbank questions
1. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal
layer of skin.
Which of these statements would be included in the module? The epidermis is:
a. Highly vascular.
b. Thick and tough.
c. Thin and nonstratified.
d. Replaced every 4 weeks. - ANSd. Replaced every 4 weeks.
The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of
skin. Which
of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis:
a. Contains mostly fat cells.
b. Consists mostly of keratin.
c. Is replaced every 4 weeks.
d. Contains sensory receptors. - ANSd. Contains sensory receptors.
The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face
and feet but it
doesn't have an odor. The nurse knows that this condition could be related to:
a. Eccrine glands.
b. Apocrine glands.
c. Disorder of the stratum corneum.
d. Disorder of the stratum germinativum. - ANSa. Eccrine glands.
1. A newborn infant is in the clinic for a well-baby checkup. The nurse observes the infant for the
possibility of fluid loss because of which of these factors?
a. Subcutaneous fat deposits are high in the newborn.
b. Sebaceous glands are over productive in the newborn.
c. The newborn's skin is more permeable than that of the adult.
d. The amount of vernix caseosa dramatically rises in the newborn. - ANSc. The newborns skin
is more permeable than that of the adult.
, The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry.
This finding would be related to which factor in the older adult?
a. Increased vascularity of the skin
b. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands
c. An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat
d. An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat - ANSd. An increased loss of
elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat
1. During the aging process, the hair can look gray or white and begin to feel thin and fine. The
nurse knows that this occurs because of a decrease in the number of functioning:
a. Metrocytes.
b. Fungacytes.
c. Phagocytes.
d. Melanocytes. - ANSd. Melanocytes.
During an examination, the nurse finds that a patient has excessive dryness of the skin. The
best term to describe this condition is:
a. Xerosis.
b. Pruritus.
c. Alopecia.
d. Seborrhea. - ANSa. Xerosis.
A 22-year-old woman comes to the clinic because of severe sunburn and states, I was out in the
sun for just couple of minutes. The nurse begins a medication review with her, paying special
attention to which medication class?
a. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for pain
b. Tetracyclines for acne
c. Proton pump inhibitors for heartburn
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