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500. The nurse is conducting a session about the principles of first aid and is discussing the interventions for a snakebite to an extremity. The nurse should inform those attending the session that the first priority intervention in the event of this occurrence is which action?
1. Immobilize the affected extremity.
2. Remove jewelry and constricting clothing from the victim.
3. Place the extremity in a position so that it is below the level of the heart.
4. Move the victim to a safe area away from the snake and encourage the victim to rest.
501. A client calls the emergency department and tells the nurse that he came directly into contact with poison ivy shrubs. The client tells the nurse that he cannot see anything on the skin and asks the nurse what to do. The nurse should make which response?
1. “Come to the emergency department.”
2. “Apply calamine lotion immediately to the exposed skin areas.”
3. “Take a shower immediately, lathering and rinsing several times.”
4. “It is not necessary to do anything if you cannot see anything on your skin.”
502. A client is being admitted to the hospital for treatment of acute cellulitis of the lower left leg and asks the admitting nurse to explain what cellulitis means. The nurse bases the response on the understanding that cellulitis has which characteristic?
1. An inflammation of the epidermis only
2. A skin infection of the dermis and underlying hypodermis
3. An acute superficial infection of the dermis and lymphatics
4. An epidermal and lymphatic infection caused by Staphylococcus
503. The clinic nurse assesses the skin of a client with a diagnosis of psoriasis. The nurse understands that which characteristic is associated with this skin disorder?
1. Oily skin
2. Clear, thin nail beds
3. Red-purplish scaly lesions
4. Silvery-white scaly patches
504. The clinic nurse notes that the health care provider has documented a diagnosis of herpes zoster (shingles) in the client’s chart. Based on an understanding of the cause of this disorder, the nurse determines that this definitive diagnosis was made by which diagnostic test?
1. Patch test
2. Skin biopsy
3. Culture of the lesion
4. Wood’s light examination
505. A client returns to the clinic for follow-up treatment following a skin biopsy of a suspicious lesion performed 1 week ago. The biopsy report indicates that the lesion is a melanoma. The nurse understands that melanoma has which characteristic?
1. Metastasis is rare.
2. It is encapsulated.
3. It is highly metastatic.
4. It is characterized by local invasion.
506. When assessing a lesion diagnosed as malignant melanoma, the nurse most likely expects to note which finding?
1. An irregularly shaped lesion
2. A small papule with a dry, rough scale
3. A firm, nodular lesion topped with crust
4. A pearly papule with a central crater and a waxy border
507. A client arriving at the emergency department has experienced frostbite to the right hand. Which finding would the nurse note on assessment of the client’s hand?
1. A pink, edematous hand
2. A fiery red skin with edema in the nail beds
3. Black fingertips surrounded by an erythematous rash
4. A white color to the skin, which is insensitive to touch
508. The evening nurse reviews the nursing documentation in a client’s chart and notes that the day nurse has documented that the client has a stage II pressure ulcer in the sacral area. Which finding would the nurse expect to note on assessment of the client’s sacral area?
1. Intact skin
2. Full-thickness skin loss
3. Exposed bone, tendon, or muscle
4. Partial-thickness skin loss of the dermis
509. An adult client was burned in an explosion. The burn initially affected the client’s entire face (anterior half of the head) and the upper half of the anterior torso, and there were circumferential burns to the lower half of both arms. The client’s clothes caught on fire, and the client ran, causing subsequent burn injuries to the posterior surface of the head and the upper half of
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