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To prevent contractures in the burn patient, the nurse should:

When examining an older patient in the home, the home health nurse notices irregular patterns of bruising at different stages of healing on the patient’s body.  Which action should the nurse take first?

Anewly admitted 86-year-old patient has scratch marks in the groin and axilla and on her limbs.  There are small, punctate red lesions that the patients say itch “like crazy.” Which is the most likely cause and the best nursing action?

A patient in the dermatology clinic has a thin, scaly erthematous plaque on the right cheek. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse working in the dermatology clinic assesses a young adult female patient who is taking isotretinoin (Accutane) to treat severe cystic acne. Which assessment finding is most indicative of an need for furthur questioning of the patient?

Eight hours after a thermal burn covering 50% of a  patient’s total body surface area (TBSA) the nurse assesses the patient. Which information would be a priority to communicate to the health care provider?

The nurse instructs a patient about application of corticosteroid cream to an area of contact dermatitis on the right leg. Which patient action indicates that furthur teaching is needed?

When assessing a reddened area of skin on a patient, the nurse notes that when pressing gentlyin the center of the area the skin turns form red to white.  The nurse would document that the wound is __________.

The interventions for a burn patient newly admitted to the emergency department include: (Select all that apply)

Clothing stuck to a burned area should be remove.  True or False