ATI LPN · Medical Surgical Nursing · Skin Integrity Nursing Questions

A nurse cares for a client with burn injuries. Which intervention should the nurse implement to appropriately reduce the client's pain?

Nurse Kevin reviews the client's chart and notes that the physician has documented a diagnosis of paronychia. Based on this diagnosis, which of the following would the nurse expect to note during the assessment?

The nurse is applying a medicated plastic wrap dressing to a patient's leg. What intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent development of complications?

Which condition is described by the following: this is a pigmented tumor of the skin that may easily be confused with a malignant melanoma, with which it has a close macroscopic resemblance. Palpation, however, reveals a typically hard consistency owing to the dense fibrous stroma. It is probably produced as a result of fibrosis of a capillary hemangioma. The pigment is due to iron and not to melanin; this is easily shown with specific histological staining

The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of gout. Which laboratory value would the nurse expect to note in the client?