Anatomy
Describe healthy skin
What is dry, pink, and intact?
Two factors that cause sagging and wrinkles in the skin?
What is collagen and elastin?
Elevated irregular darkened area from scar tissue
What is a Keloid?
clear, light pink, or straw colored fluid?
What is serous drainage?
In assessing for hydration, the nurse would check?
What is skin turgor?
Thinnest/thickest skin on the body
Eyelids and soles of feet
Factors that influence aging skin
What is sun/environment, lifestyle, and healthy habits?
Elevated pus filled vesicle
What is pustule?
Swelling and boggy skin
What is edema?
Tool used to identify skin risks.
What is Braden scale?
Outer most layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
Functional changes increase the elderly risk for impaired skin integrity
What is decreased sensation, increased healing time and decreased thermoregulation?
Elevated, solid, hard or soft mass
What is nodule or tumor?
Discoloration of skin resulting from bleeding underneath
What is ecchymosis?
When moving a patient in bed what are they at risk for?
What is friction and shearing?
Cells that give our skin it's pigment
What is melanin?
Primary prevention strategies for skin cancer
What is limiting UV rays, wearing sunscreen, avoiding tanning bed use?
Red itchy skin
What is pruritus?
Nursing intervention used to promote wound healing for a very thin elderly client
What is provide nutritional support?
thickest part of the skin
What is the dermis?
Changes that occure in the skin that makes the elderly more prone to fractures
What is the re-distribution of fat making bones areas vulnerable?
Deep, irregularly shaped area, with skin loss
What is an ulcer?
2 terms used to describe non viable wound bed tissue
What is slough and necrotic?
2 terms used to describe viable wound bed tissue
What is epitheal and granulating?