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Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse educator is preparing an education module on skin, hair, and nails for the nursing
staff. Which of these statements about the epidermal layer of the skin should be included in the module? a. Highly vascular b. Thick and tough c. Thin and nonstratified d. Replaced every 4 weeks ANS: D
The epidermis is thin yet tough, replaced every 4 weeks, avascular, and stratified into several zones. The epidermis is avascular, not highly vascular; thin and tough, not thick; and stratified into several zones, not nonstratified. The epidermis is also replaced every 4 weeks. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort 2. The nurse educator is preparing an education module on skin, hair, and nails for the nursing
staff. Which of these statements about the dermal layer of the skin should be included in the module? a. Contains mostly fat cells b. Consists mostly of keratin c. Is replaced every 4 weeks d. Contains sensory receptors ANS: D
The dermis consists mostly of collagen, has resilient elastic tissue that allows the skin to stretch, and contains nerves, sensory receptors, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels. It is not replaced every 4 weeks. The dermal layer consists mostly of collagen, not fat or keratin cells and is not replaced every 4 weeks. The dermis has resilient elastic tissue that allows the skin to stretch, and contains nerves, sensory receptors, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels. DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort 3. The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, “I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face
and feet but it doesn’t have an odor.” The nurse knows that this is likely r/t a disorder with what part of the body? a. Eccrine glands b. Apocrine glands c. Disorder of the stratum corneum d. Disorder of the stratum germinativum ANS: A
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