The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of ...

The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The epidermis is:
 
  a. Highly vascular.
  b. Thick and tough.
  c. Thin and nonstratified.
  d. Replaced every 4 weeks.

Question 2

The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis:
 
  a. Contains mostly fat cells.
  b. Consists mostly of keratin.
  c. Is replaced every 4 weeks.
  d. Contains sensory receptors.

Question 3

The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor. The nurse knows that this condition could be related to:
 
  a. Eccrine glands.
  b. Apocrine glands.
  c. Disorder of the stratum corneum.
  d. Disorder of the stratum germinativum.

Question 4

A patient has been unable to eat solid food for 2 weeks and is in the clinic today complaining of weakness, tiredness, and hair loss. The patient states that her usual weight is 175 pounds, but today she weighs 161 pounds.
 
  What is her recent weight change percentage? To calculate recent weight change percentage, use this formula:
  Usual weight - current weight  100 / usual weight

Question 5

The nurse is assessing a patient who is obese for signs of metabolic syndrome. This condition is diagnosed when three or more certain risk factors are present. Which of these assessment findings are risk factors for metabolic syndrome?
 
  Select all that apply.
  a.
  Fasting plasma glucose level less than 100 mg/dL
  b.
  Fasting plasma glucose level greater than or equal to 110 mg/dL
  c.
  Blood pressure reading of 140/90 mm Hg
  d.
  Blood pressure reading of 110/80 mm Hg
  e.
  Triglyceride level of 120 mg/dL

Question 6

The nurse is assessing the body weight as a percentage of ideal body weight on an adolescent patient who was admitted for suspected anorexia nervosa. The patient's usual weight was 125 pounds, but today she weighs 98 pounds.
 
  The nurse calculates the patient's ideal body weight and concludes that the patient is:
  a.
  Experiencing mild malnutrition.
  b.
  Experiencing moderate malnutrition.
  c.
  Experiencing severe malnutrition.
  d.
  Still within expected parameters with her current weight.