Author Question: The school nurse teaches adolescents that the detrimental long-term effects of tanning are what? ... (Read 103 times)

jilianpiloj · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The school nurse teaches adolescents that the detrimental long-term effects of tanning are what? (Select all that apply.)

a. Vitamin D deficiency
b. Premature aging of the skin
c. Exacerbates acne outbreaks
d. Increased risk for skin cancer
e. Possible phototoxic reactions

Question 2

An adolescent asks the nurse about the safety of getting a tattoo. The nurse explains to the adolescent that it is important to find a qualified operator using proper sterile technique because an unsterilized needle or contaminated tattoo ink can cause

a. Hepatitis C virus
b. Hepatitis B virus
c. Hepatitis E virus
d. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
e. Mycobacterium chelonae skin infections

Dominic · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, D, E
Adolescents should be educated regarding the detrimental effects of sunlight on the skin. Long-term effects include premature aging of the skin; increased risk for skin cancer; and, in susceptible individuals, phototoxic reactions. Exposure to levels of sunlight cause an increase in vitamin D production. Tanning can often reduce outbreaks of acne.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, D, E
Using the same unsterilized needle to tattoo body parts of multiple teenagers presents the same risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus transmission as occurs with other needle-sharing activities. Contaminated tattoo ink can cause nontuberculous M. chelonae skin infections. The hepatitis E virus is transmitted via the fecaloral route, principally via contaminated water, not by contaminated needles.