When assessing the skin of an older adult patient who is complaining of pruritus, the nurse advises the patient that to reduce further drying of her skin, she should avoid using:
a. perfumed soap.
b. hard-milled soap.
c. antibacterial soap.
d. antiseptic soap.
Question 2
When a patient asks if he can keep the hot application on his leg all the time, the nurse reminds him that long-term heat can:
a. cause extreme vasoconstriction.
b. increase possibility of infection.
c. cause the blood pressure to increase.
d. damage epithelial cells.
An adult male Asiatic lion
Basal cell carcinoma, a frequent type of skin cancer that rarely metastasizes.
Assessing skin turgor.
Layers are deposited parallel to Earth’s surface. Younger layers are deposited on top of older layer
Structure of the skin.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with a pulmonary embolus has Refludan ...