Integumentary
These are the signs and symptoms of impetigo
It will be honey colored and crusted
This type of burn affects the epidermis and dermis. It will be painful with pink or redness and there will be no scarring.
Superficial burn (1st degree)
This is the leading cause of skin cancer
Sun
No distant metastasis
These are the generalized symptoms of cancer
Unexplained weight loss, fever, fatigue that doesn't get better with rest, pain, and skin changes
This is the first thing a nurse should do to help prevent pressure injuries.
Assess and identify who is at risk
This type of burn affects all layers of the skin and may include fat, facia, muscle, and bone. It will be black, depressed, painless, and there will be scarring.
Full thickness burn (4th degree)
This will be done if the eschar constricts and impairs circulation of the burn area.
Client has Tx in their cancer staging.
Unable to assess primary tumor
List the risk factors of skin cancer
Increased exposure to UV radiation, high altitudes, decreased melanin in the skin, and prior radiation therapy
Client's incision is very painful, has redness, swelling and it is hot around the site. They are complaining of a headache, chills, and not wanting to eat. They have a temperature of 102.1.
Signs and symptoms of a wound/incisional infection
This type of burn affects the deeper layer of the dermis with damage to sweat and sebaceous glands. It will be patchy red to white, look wet or waxy dry, and does not blanche with pressure.
Deep partial thickness burn (2nd degree)
This is what a client with vitamin C deficiency will be at risk for.
Bleeding issues
Client has T1 in the staging of their cancer.
Tumor penetrates submucosa and mucosa
This is what you would look for melanoma
Asymmetry, Border, color, diameter, and evolving
This is part of the proliferation phase of wound healing that contains fibroblasts
Granulation tissue
This type of burn affects the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. It will appear red, white, tan, brown, or black, will have eschar, and is painless.
Full thickness burn (3rd degree)
These are the things a nurse would advise a client that is neutropenic when they get discharged
Avoid large crowds, avoid fresh flowers, fruit, and vegetables. They only need to eat fully cooked foods.
Client has NX in the staging of their cancer.
Unable to assess lymph node involvement
A nurse would educate a client that is having external radiation therapy of it's side effects
Alopecia, erythema, peeling, decreased perspiration, and itching on the site.
A nurse would apply this on a client that has pruritis.
Cool compress
This type of burn affects the epidermis and dermis but hair follicles are intact. It will be mottled pink or red, be painful, blistered or exudes fluids, and blanches with pressure
Superficial partial thickness burn (2nd degree)
List the 5 stages of grief
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
Client has N1 in the staging of their cancer.
Metastasis to 1-3 perirectal nodes
These are the side effects of chemotherapy that a client needs to be educated on.
Nausea, vomiting, alopecia, myelosuppression, suppressed appetite, stomatitis, electrolyte imbalance from diarrhea, and fatigue