NU 650 Final Comprehensive set
questions and answers
The nurse is preparing an education module for the rest of the nursing staff on the dermis layer
of skin. Which of the following would be included in the module? - ANSWER>>The dermis
contains nerves and sensory receptors.
Using her knowledge of the sweat glands, the nurse provides 15 year old Emily with which of
the following education? - ANSWER>>"The apocrine glands produce an odor when you sweat,
so shower and use deoderant each day."
The nurse is preparing an education module for the rest of the nursing staff on the epidermal
layer of the skin. Which of the following would be included in the module? - ANSWER>>The
epidermis is completely replaced every 3 to 4 weeks.
During the aging process, the hair can look gray or white and begin to feel thin and fine. Why
does this occur? - ANSWER>>The number of functioning melanocytes decreases
The order of the skin component of the integumentary sytem from the outermost to the
innermost layer is: - ANSWER>>Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue
The skin normally uses ultraviolet light to synthesize which vitamin? - ANSWER>>D
Persons with dark skin are at increased risk for which of the following? - ANSWER>>Keloids
Mrs. Q has a diagnosis of purpura on her chart. She asks the nurse what observation by the
doctor lead to that diagnosis. The nurse should explain: - ANSWER>>"It was the large, flat, and
irregular purple-colored areas on your arms."
questions and answers
The nurse is preparing an education module for the rest of the nursing staff on the dermis layer
of skin. Which of the following would be included in the module? - ANSWER>>The dermis
contains nerves and sensory receptors.
Using her knowledge of the sweat glands, the nurse provides 15 year old Emily with which of
the following education? - ANSWER>>"The apocrine glands produce an odor when you sweat,
so shower and use deoderant each day."
The nurse is preparing an education module for the rest of the nursing staff on the epidermal
layer of the skin. Which of the following would be included in the module? - ANSWER>>The
epidermis is completely replaced every 3 to 4 weeks.
During the aging process, the hair can look gray or white and begin to feel thin and fine. Why
does this occur? - ANSWER>>The number of functioning melanocytes decreases
The order of the skin component of the integumentary sytem from the outermost to the
innermost layer is: - ANSWER>>Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue
The skin normally uses ultraviolet light to synthesize which vitamin? - ANSWER>>D
Persons with dark skin are at increased risk for which of the following? - ANSWER>>Keloids
Mrs. Q has a diagnosis of purpura on her chart. She asks the nurse what observation by the
doctor lead to that diagnosis. The nurse should explain: - ANSWER>>"It was the large, flat, and
irregular purple-colored areas on your arms."
