Which test will the nurse prepare to check for a skin rash possibly from a fungal infection?

Q: Which techniques will the nurse use to perform a physical examination of a patients skin?

A nurse is examining a patients skin using palpation. Which action made by the nurse needs correction? Skin turgor and elasticity should be checked by grasping the skin with fingertips, not by using finger pads. Skin texture and thickness should be assessed by using the palmar surface of the hand.

A 30-year-old patient has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. What should the nurse expect to assess in this patient's integumentary system?
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Warm, flushed skin, alopecia, and thin nails
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General hyperpigmentation and loss of body hair
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Pale skin, pale mucous membranes, hair loss, and nail dystrophy
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Cold, dry, pale skin, dry, coarse hair, and brittle, slow growing nails

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Which type of sample does the nurse expect to collect for an indirect immunofluorescence test?
How will the nurse prepare the room for a Wood's lamp test?
Which techniques will the nurse use to perform a physical examination of a patient's skin?
What area of the body would the nurse assess for cyanosis in a patient with dark skin?

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Cyanosis, pallor, and jaundice all indicate the presence of systemic diseases. The most reliable areas for assessing these signs are nail beds, lips, sclerae, and conjunctivae, because these areas contain the least amount of pigmentation. As a result, changes in color can be easily identified. The nail beds, sclera, and lips are easily accessible; however, that is not a reason for the choice of the area during color assessment. These areas may not have high blood flow or a high amount of sensory receptors.
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When assessing a 73-year-old female patient, the nurse found wrinkles, sagging breasts, and tenting of the skin, gray hair, and thick brittle toenails. The nurse knows that what normal changes of aging occur that can cause these changes in the integumentary system?
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Decreased activity of apocrine and sebaceous glands, decreased density of hair, and increased keratin in nails
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Decreased extracellular water, surface lipids, and sebaceous gland activity, decreased scalp oil, and decreased circulation
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Muscle laxity, degeneration of elastic fibers, collagen stiffening, decreased melanin, and decreased peripheral blood supply
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Increased capillary fragility and permeability, cumulative androgen effect and decreasing estrogen levels, and decreased circulation

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On light-skinned individuals, cyanosis, or grayish blue tone, initially appears in lips, nail beds, earlobes, mucous membranes, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet. It is not as likely on the legs, wrists, or sclera.
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Which type of sample does the nurse expect to collect for an indirect immunofluorescence test?

Which type of sample does the nurse expect to collect? Indirect immunofluorescence is an investigation required to identify the abnormal antibodies causing diseases such as SLE. A blood sample is required for indirect immunofluorescence testing.

How will the nurse prepare the room for a Wood's lamp test?

Your healthcare provider will take the following steps to conduct a Wood's light examination: Make the room completely dark. This may involve turning off overhead lights, closing window shades or using a black drape over your skin. Turn on the Wood's lamp, which will glow a bit.

Which techniques will the nurse use to perform a physical examination of a patient's skin?

A nurse is examining a patient's skin using palpation. Which action made by the nurse needs correction? Skin turgor and elasticity should be checked by grasping the skin with fingertips, not by using finger pads. Skin texture and thickness should be assessed by using the palmar surface of the hand.

What area of the body would the nurse assess for cyanosis in a patient with dark skin?

In dark-skinned people, cyanosis may be easier to see in the mucous membranes (lips, gums, around the eyes) and nails. People with cyanosis do not normally have anemia (low blood count).