Author Question: A 4-year-old girl who lives in a heavily wooded area has a swollen tick on the arm. What should the ... (Read 157 times)

RODY.ELKHALIL · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A 4-year-old girl who lives in a heavily wooded area has a swollen tick on the arm. What should the nurse instruct the caregiver to remove the tick?

A) Take the child to a health care facility where the tick can be removed aseptically
B) Have another adult hold the child still, light a match and let it burn for one second, then blow out the match and quickly hold it on the tick
C) Hold a gauze pad beneath the tick to catch the blood and carefully crush the tick
D) Apply isopropyl alcohol to the tick and the child's arm, then use sterilized tweezers to carefully remove the tick without crushing it

Question 2

The nurse is reviewing the integumentary system during a presentation to a group of nurses. Which statement made by the nurse is the most accurate regarding the integumentary system?

A) The accessory structures of the integumentary system include the sebaceous or sweat glands.
B) A function of the integumentary system is to help regulate body temperature.
C) The integumentary system is not in place until after the child is born and then takes many years to mature.
D) One role of the integumentary system is to distribute oxygen to the body cells.