Putting Down the Pressure
A patient presents with discoloration of the skin that is maroon or a deep purple color.
What is Deep Tissue Injury?
A patient is admitted into the emergency department via ambulance after having been in a house fire. The patient is walking, talking, but is experiencing a cough and has an oxygen saturation of 89. You notice that the patient has soot around their nar and oral orafice. What actions should be taken?
What is Immedeate Intubation?
What are the 7 conditions that affect the Integumentary system?
What is Congenital Disorders, Age, Inflammatory Disorders, Infectious Disorders, Traumatic Disorders, Chronic Disorders, and Cancers?
This Vascular Birthmark consists of a bright red or pink strawberry patch of skin that can also be refered to as a Strawberry.
What is a Hemangioma?
A patient presents with an acute response after having touched poison ivy. They are experiencing erythema, pruritus and small vesicles at the sight. What is the patient's diagnosis?
What is Contact Dermatitis?
This is common in adolescents and occurs with the clogging of pores.
What is Acne Vulgaris?
The most significant risk factor to Skin Cancer is what?
What is UV exposure?
A patient is turned and the nurse sees a non-blanchable erythema with skin fully intact. What is her nurse diagnosis?
What is a Stage 1 Pressure Injury?
A burn triggers an inflammation response. This response causes what damages to the tissue?
What is Destructive?
Birthmarks and Melanin abnormalities fall under which Integumentary Conditions?
These birthmarks are monitored closely for cancerous changes and could be hairy, raised, flat, or tan, brown or black.
What is a Mole?
What two conditions often accompany the complex genetic disease Atopic Dermatitis?
What is asthma and allergic rhinitus?
What are three risk factors for Rosacea?
What is women, people who bruise easily and fair skinned peoples?
The most common type of Skin Cancer that develops from the abnormal growth of cells in the lowest layer of the Epidermis and rarely metastasizes?
What is Basal Cell Carcinoma?
A Patient who has partial thickness and loss of the epidermis exposing a shallow and superficial pink wound bed. The Patient's notes annotate that they have what?
What is Stage 2 Pressure Injury?
A 36 year old male patient comes into their local clinic with a wound on their forearm. The wound consists of charred skin, exposed deep tissues, white skin patches and the skin around has a leathery texture. The patient states he can not feel anything around the wound and states he came in because his wife told him to. What Type of burn did this patient sustain?
What is a Third Degree Burn?
A patient is admitted with a Staph infection. What Kind of Integumentary Condition are they Eexperiencing?
What is Infectious Disorders?
A child comes into the pediatrician for their annual physical, the Pediatrician notices that on their neck they have a birthmark that appears discolored and liked spilled wine. What type of Birthmark has the Pediatrician noticed?
What is a Port-wine Stain?
What is Atopic Dermatitis?
Complications of Acne Vulgaris consist of what?
What is Scarring?
This type of Skin Cancer often metastasizes to other areas and develops in melanocytes- and though it is the least common, it is the most serious type.
What is Melanoma?
A Patient had come into the E.R. for pain on their sacral and elbows. When inspected it is seen that they skin is cratered with full-thickness on all three wounds and eschar (necrotic tissue) can be seen in on their sacral wound. What can the nurse diagnose the wounds are in their entry notes?
A patient makes an appointment with their primary care physician complaining of a burn they aquired a few days ago. The burn is rated a 9/10 on the pain scale, has blistered around and within the wound, and is a bright red color with localized edema. What type of wound has the patient sustained?
What is a Second Degree Burn?
A patient is diagnosed with acne vulgaris and rosacea. What type of Integumentary Condition do these diagnosis fall under?
What is Chronic Disorders?
What birthmark presents as flat, bluish-grey patches found on the lower back or buttocks?
What is Mongolian Spots?
Psoriasis may also be accompanied with what condition?
What is Psoriatic Arthritis?
What are the six topics that we will be tested on with exam 1?
What is Cellular, Electrolytes, Immunity, Musculoskeletal, Integumentary, and Sensory.
Appearance of Skin Cancer can be? (Name at least 3)
What is (Shiny, Waxy, Scaly, Rough, Firm, Red, Crusty, Bleeding, Lesions)?
A patient has been bed bound for the last six months, however, they have not been receiving the proper care to prevent wounds. The patient is brought to the hospital for sepsis and when inspected, the patient has a wound on their sacral, expanding 7 inches out, with full-thickness, exposed bones, muscles and tissues, and some slough near the bottom. What is the patient diagnosed with in regards to their wound?
What is Stage 4 Pressure Injury?
A patient enters the 24 hour clinic with a painful erythema sight that had localized edema on the wound. They explain that they received the wound after brief contact with a curling iron. What kind of wound has the patient sustained?
What is a First Degree Burn?
A Burn is considered what kind of Integumentary Condition?
What is Traumatic Disorder?
A baby is born and has faint red markings on their forehead. The parents are told that these marks are quite common and typically fade by 2 years old. What Type of Birthmark is this?
What is a Macular Stain?
A patient is out with their family, and enjoying a rich dish of shrimp and noodles when suddenly they begin to experience intense erythematous welts. The patient is experiencing what condition?
What is Urticaria (Hives)?
A teenage female patient sees a dermatologist regarding white headed pustules on their shoulders and across their torso. What is the dermatologist diagnose the patient with these symptoms?
What is Acne Vulgaris?
This type of Skin Cancer involves the changing of the Squamous Cells found in the middle of the Epidermis?
What is squamous Cell Carcinoma?
A patient presents with a wound on their heels that has full-thickness and covered with eschar and necrotic tissue that makes it difficult to see the depth of the wound. With this description, what type of wound would you say they have?
What is an Unstageable Pressure Ingury?
What is dry heat, wet heat, radiation, UV light, friction heated objects, electricity, and chemicals?
A patient contracts Contact Dermatitis and Hives after having touched poison ivy. What Integumentary Condition do these diagnosis fall under?
What is Inflammatory Disorders?
A light brown pigmented birthmark that is anywhere on the body.
What is Cafe au Lait Spots?
A patient comes in to the clinic for a ointment prescription for the following signs and symptoms- Flakey, silvery-white scaly patches of skin and small red papules in some areas. What condition is their ointment being administered for?
What is Psoriasis?
A patient presents with erythema, swelling and acne like eruptions that cause a burning or stinging sensation when triggered. What do the patients symptoms pair with?
What is Rosacea?
Suspicious features that could indicate Skin Cancer?