Chapter 4: Hair, Skin, Nails Flashcards
What are the three phases of an interview?
Introduction, discussion, and summary.
Describe the art of asking questions?
Speak clearly, one question a t a time, leighmans terms, encourage to specify pain and such. Explain when you are going to discuss sensitive info. Seek clarification when needed.
What are three types of questions?
open-ended, close-ended, directive questions. Close -ended yield more precise data. Directive questions lead to focus on one set of thoughts.
9 techniques that improve data collection
Active listening, facilitation, clarification, restatement, reflection, confrontation, interpretation, summary
What are the three types of health history
Comprehensive, Problem-based or focused, episodic or follow up
What does the acronym OLD CARTS stand for?
ONSET
LOCATION
DURATION
CHARACTERISTICS
AGGRAVATING/ALLEVIA
RELATED SYMTOMS
TTREATMENT
SEVERITY
What acronym can you use to describe a patient’s symptoms?
OLD CARTS
The term “tissue” is in reference to
Skin, hair nails
What reaction tends to happen when tissue integrity is compromised
Pain
How can you tell if a rash is systemic or environmental?
If the rash is everywhere it is generally systemic. If it is in one area it may be environmental.
What is the Braden scale?
Predicting pressure ulcers
What are the six criteria for pressure ulcers?
Sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction and
shear
Define pruritis
itchy skin
Describe ABCDE for skin cancer screening
ASSYMETRY
BORDER
COLOR
DIAMETER
EVOLVING
Describe what you do to palpate skin
texture, temperature, moisture, mobility, turgor, and thickness
