The nurse at the assisted living facility inspects the skin of a resident with intense pruritus. Which of the following symptoms would support the need for treatment of scabies?
A) The itching is worse during the day.
B) The lesions are concentrated on the abdomen.
C) The lesions are linear with a vesicle on one end.
D) The vesicles follow a nerve route.
Question 2
Your patient is a 78-year-old man who has had outpatient surgery. You are getting him up for his first walk postoperatively. To decrease the potential for orthostatic hypotension, what should you plan to have the patient do?
A) Sit in a chair for 10 minutes prior to ambulating.
B) Encourage the patient to drink plenty of fluids to increase circulating blood volume.
C) Stand upright for 2 to 3 minutes prior to ambulating.
D) Sit upright on the side of the bed for 15 minutes prior to ambulating.
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The hand on the right exhibits the orange-tinged skin characteristic of carotenodermia
The photo is a cross-section of thickened human skin
Energy flows from the environment into living organisms, then back to the environment