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PEDI FINAL: Integumentary System Dysfunction

The flashcards below were created by user darcy11 on FreezingBlue Flashcards. Quiz iOS Android More Nursing treatment/interventions for Impetigo Contagiosa Wear gloves! Treat with topical antibiotics Patients and caregivers should NOT touch lesions they SPREAD EASILY! Soften crusts with 1:20 Burrow's solution compresses Nursing treatment/interventions for Scabies? TX all patients/contacts with topical scabicide (Elimite permetharine) 5% Massage into ALL skin surfaces from head to toes (skin folds and fingernails) Wear Gloves! After TX, reduce itching with ointments Rash/itching may persist for 2-3 weeks Treat secondary bacterial infections with antibiotics Nursing treatment/interventions for Ringworm (Tinea). oral griseofulvin for weeks or months Local application of anti-fungal liquids/powders TX can take weeks-months depending on location PREVENTION: avoid transmission (person-person/animal-person) avoid conditions of perspiration & heat Medication compliance Thick, adherent, yellow, scaly, oily patches on the skin is indicative of? Seborrheic Dermatitis

Author darcy11 ID 40776 Card Set PEDI FINAL: Integumentary System Dysfunction Description PEDI FINAL Updated 2010-10-09T02:30:47Z Show Answers