Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 52: Skin Disorders
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
1. Wrinkling of the skin, loss of elasticity and strength, sweat glands decrease in size
2. Shave biopsy—a specimen no deeper than the dermis is obtained with a scalpel or
other specialized instrument; punch biopsy—a circular tool cuts around the lesion,
3. Phototherapy is the use of ultraviolet light in combination with photosensitive drugs
4. Acute stage—characterized by a red, oozing, crusty rash and intense pruritus;
5. Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory condition caused by contact with a substance
7. Basal cell carcinoma usually begins as a painless, nodular lesion that has a pearly
8. Superficial, superficial partial-thickness, deep partial-thickness burns, and full-
thickness burns
9. Emergent stage—begins with the injury and ends when fluid shifts have stabilized;
acute stage—begins with fluid stabilization and ends either when all but 10% of the
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz 52-2
10. Monitor for signs and symptoms of infection or instruct the patient to report