Integument

One of the main contributors to gerontologic change is:

What are the types of non-melanoma skin cancers?

What are the common bacterial infections?

What are the common viral infections?

What are common infestations and bites?

How do you manage pruritis?

Which of the following patients that the nurse is scheduled to see this morning at the ambulatory care clinic is the least likely to be infected with herpes virus type 2?

A) A smoker
B) A patient who consistently uses condoms during sexual intercourse
C) A 16y/o patient who uses a diaphragm
D) A patietn with multipe sex partners

The nurse conducting heatlh promotion about maintaining healthy skin in the community teaches patients that the epidermis has which of the following functions:

A) To pretech foreign objects from entering the eyes
B) To regulate body heat by excretion of perspiration
C) To produce androgens and regulate temperature
D) To protect tissues from physical damage and prevent water loss

Psoriasis, a common autoimmune disorder is usually treated with_________