Chapter 16: Integumentary Disorders

Chapter 16: Integumentary Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. When a new mother calls the clinic and reports that her newborn has white patches in her mouth and will not nurse, the alert nurse should respond:

a.	“When did you notice this?”
b.	“Where are you purchasing your formula?”
c.	“Is your baby sneezing?”
d.	“Are you breastfeeding?”

 

 

ANS:   D

Infants with thrush can transfer the infection to the mother’s nipples and consequently keep the infection going back and forth unless the mother is treated also.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analysis                  REF:    p. 304              OBJ:    2

TOP:    Thrush             KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease

 

2. The nurse cautions that if thrush is untreated it can cause:

a.	Hemorrhagic diarrhea
b.	Painful diaper rash
c.	Temperature elevation
d.	Ulceration of the oral mucosa

 

 

ANS:   B

If untreated, thrush can advance along the mucous membranes into the gastrointestinal tract and cause inflammation of the esophagus and stomach and develop into a severe diaper rash.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    pp. 304-305     OBJ:    2

TOP:    Thrush             KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease

 

3. The nurse cautions parents that children who have been diagnosed with infantile eczema have an increased risk of:

a.	Pneumonia
b.	Acne
c.	Psoriasis
d.	Asthma

 

 

ANS:   D

Some children with eczema also develop asthma and hay fever-type allergies.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    p. 306              OBJ:    3

TOP:    Atopic Dermatitis                               KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease

 

4. The nurse includes in the discharge instructions to parents of a child with atopic dermatitis that this child should not be exposed to adults who:

a.	Smoke
b.	Own cats
c.	Have “cold sores”
d.	Are asthmatic

 

 

ANS:   C

Herpes simplex virus is of particular concern for children with atopic dermatitis. Exposure to persons with “cold sores” should be avoided.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    p. 306              OBJ:    3

TOP:    Atopic Dermatitis                               KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease