Chapter 51 Integumentary Function

Chapter 51  Integumentary Function

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
The school nurse is approached by a teenage student. The student says that she learned in science class that the outer layer of the skin is dead cells. The student wants to know which of her cells is going to die so they can be covered with skin. What would be the nurse’s best response?
A)
“All cells die and the body replaces most of them. The cells thought to form the barrier of the outer layer of the skin are called keratin cells.”
B)
“All cells die and the body replaces most of them. The cells thought to form the barrier of the outer layer of the skin are called melanocytes.”
C)
“All cells die and the body replaces most of them. The cells thought to form the barrier of the outer layer of the skin are called Merkel cells.”
D)
“All cells die and the body replaces most of them. The cells thought to form the barrier of the outer layer of the skin are called Langerhans’ cells.”

2.
The school nurse is assisting the teacher of a science class and a girl asks where the thickest part of the dermis is. What should the nurse answer?
A)
The scalp
B)
The elbows
C)
The palms of the hands
D)
The knees

3.
A little boy is brought to the school nurse after falling off a swing. The nurse is documenting that the boy has bruising on the lateral aspect of his right arm. What term will the nurse use to describe bruising on the skin in documentation?
A)
Telangiectasias
B)
Ecchymoses
C)
Purpura
D)
Urticaria

4.
The nurse in an ambulatory care center is admitting an elderly patient who has bright red moles on his skin. Benign changes in elderly skin that appear as bright red moles are termed what?
A)
Cherry angiomas
B)
Solar lentigo
C)
Seborrheic keratoses
D)
Xanthelasma

5.
While assessing a patient at the clinic the nurse notes patchy, milky white spots. The nurse knows that this finding is:
A)
Cyanosis
B)
Addison’s disease
C)
Polycythemia
D)
Vitiligo

Answer Key

1.
A
2.
C
3.
B
4.
A
5.
D