When Assessing the Integrity of a Patient's Skin, the Nurse

question 19

Multiple Choice

When assessing the integrity of a patient's skin, the nurse is

• A) Checking the elasticity of the skin.
• B) Looking for cuts or breaks in the skin.
• C) Assessing the color of the skin.
• D) Determining whether the skin is moist or dry.

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Definitions:

Mechanism

The detailed step-by-step description of how a chemical reaction occurs, including the breaking and formation of bonds.

Reaction

A process in which one or more substances (the reactants) are converted to one or more different substances (the products).

Terpene

A class of natural organic compounds, typically derived from plants, with a structure based on isoprene units.

Monocyclic

Pertains to chemical compounds that contain only one cyclic structure within their molecular framework.