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definitions Focus your studying with a path Get faster at matching terms A 30-year-old patient has
been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. What should the nurse expect to assess in this patient's integumentary system? 2 When
assessing a 73-year-old female patient, the nurse found wrinkles, sagging breasts, and tenting of the skin, gray hair, and thick brittle toenails. The nurse knows that what normal changes of aging occur that can cause these changes in the integumentary system? 1 Sets with similar termsWhich advice will the nurse give to a patient who has yellow discoloration of the skin but whose Sclerae are not yellow in color?Therefore it is most important for the nurse to assess the patient's coagulation studies. Which advice will the nurse give to a patient who has yellow discoloration of the skin but whose sclerae are not yellow in color? Undergo a diagnostic test for jaundice.
Which test will the nurse prepare to check for a skin rash possibly from a fungal infection?A Wood's lamp examination is a procedure that uses transillumination (light) to detect bacterial or fungal skin infections. It also can detect skin pigment disorders such as vitiligo and other skin irregularities.
Which change can be observed in the integumentary system as a result of aging?Your skin is thinner, more fragile, and you lose some of the protective fat layer. You also may be less able to sense touch, pressure, vibration, heat, and cold.
When the nurse is assessing the skin of an older adult which factor is likely to contribute to dry skin?When the nurse is assessing the skin of an older adult, which factor is likely to contribute to dry skin? c. In older adults the dermis loses volume and has fewer blood vessels, which contributes to decreased extracellular water. Some older people do not drink enough fluids and this can also contribute to dry skin.
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Which of the following organs will the nurse suspect to have a disorder if she has observed the patient with a jaundiced skin?
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