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What promotes skin maceration and makes the epidermis more easily eroded and susceptible to injury?
What promotes skin maceration and makes the epidermis more easily eroded and susceptible to injury?
- Moisture from incontinence (correct)
- Pressure ulcers
- Dry skin
- Elevated body temperature
Why are individuals with decreased mental status at risk for pressure ulcers?
Why are individuals with decreased mental status at risk for pressure ulcers?
- Because they are more prone to infection
- Because they have a higher metabolic rate
- Because they are less able to recognize and respond to pain (correct)
- Because they are more mobile and active
What is the result of loss of sensation in a body area due to paralysis, stroke, or other neurologic disease?
What is the result of loss of sensation in a body area due to paralysis, stroke, or other neurologic disease?
- Reduced ability to respond to trauma and injury (correct)
- Increased mobility
- Increased risk of infection
- Increased sensation
Why does elevated body temperature increase the risk of pressure ulcers?
Why does elevated body temperature increase the risk of pressure ulcers?
What is excoriation?
What is excoriation?
What is a risk factor for pressure ulcers?
What is a risk factor for pressure ulcers?
Why is fecal and urinary incontinence a risk factor for skin breakdown and infection?
Why is fecal and urinary incontinence a risk factor for skin breakdown and infection?
What is a result of the decrease in the amount of oil produced by the sebaceous glands in older individuals?
What is a result of the decrease in the amount of oil produced by the sebaceous glands in older individuals?
Which of the following is a risk factor for skin breakdown and delayed healing?
Which of the following is a risk factor for skin breakdown and delayed healing?
What is the consequence of a reduction in the number of cutaneous end organs in older individuals?
What is the consequence of a reduction in the number of cutaneous end organs in older individuals?
What is characterized by non-blanchable erythema signaling potential ulceration?
What is characterized by non-blanchable erythema signaling potential ulceration?
What is a consequence of the aging vascular walls in older individuals?
What is a consequence of the aging vascular walls in older individuals?
What is a result of the generalized thinning of the epidermis in older individuals?
What is a result of the generalized thinning of the epidermis in older individuals?
Which of the following is a factor that contributes to skin breakdown?
Which of the following is a factor that contributes to skin breakdown?
What is characterized by partial-thickness skin loss involving the epidermis and possibly the dermis?
What is characterized by partial-thickness skin loss involving the epidermis and possibly the dermis?
