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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is preparing a client for skin grafting and notes that the physician has documented that the client is scheduled for heterograft. The nurse understands that the heterograft used for the burn client is skin from:

A. another species
B. a cadaver
C. the burned client
D. a skin bank

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: another species

Question 2 of 5

When performing the caloric test, nystagmus develops in the left eye while irrigating the right ear. The nurse evaluates the client further for which condition that contributes to the results of the caloric test?

A. Alcohol, CNS depression, or barbiturate use
B. Increased anterior pressure in the left eye
C. Nothing further, since nerves are intact in the inner ear
D. Increased pressure from brain lesions

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Nothing further, since nerves are intact in the inner ear

Question 3 of 5

Which statement by the client prescribed calcitonin, a thyroid hormone, indicates to the nurse the teaching has been effective?

A. I should administer the medication in a different nostril each day.'
B. I need to drink a lot of water when I take my medicine.'
C. I have to dilute the medication with vitamin D before I take it.'
D. This medication will help the calcium leave my bones.'

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: I should administer the medication in a different nostril each day.'

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is assessing a client's wound for signs and symptoms of inflammation. Which of the following would alert the nurse that the client is exhibiting signs of inflammation?

A. Leg edema, severe pain from swelling, and severe erythema of leg
B. Leg cool to touch
C. Decreased peripheral pulses
D. All of the above

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Leg edema, severe pain from swelling, and severe erythema of leg

Question 5 of 5

A nurse in a dermatology clinic is reading the electronic health record of a new patient. The nurse notes that the patient has a history of a primary skin lesion. What is an example of a primary skin lesion?

A. Crust
B. Keloid
C. Pustule
D. Ulcer

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pustule

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