The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with a large carbuncle on the back of the neck. The physician performs surgical incision and drainage under a local anesthetic and prescribes oral antibiotics and daily dressing changes with topical antibiotic ointment. A prescription for acetaminophen with codeine is also provided. Which of the following statements indicates further teaching is necessary?

What action is most important for the nurse to take to prevent infectious skin disorders?

The nurse is assisting with a community education program on prevention of skin cancer. Which of the following factors should the nurse teach patients may contribute to the development of skin malignancies? (Select all that apply.)

When teaching clients about the characteristics of malignant melanoma, which of these aspects should be included?

Graft success, or vascularization, is usually complete within 3 to ____________________ days following the procedure.

The nurse is assessing a patient with pemphigus. What skin manifestations would the nurse expect to observe?

The home care nurse is teaching a family how to describe a pressure ulcer to health-care providers using colors. What color would describe a pressure ulcer with eschar?

The nurse is caring for a patient with lesions on the skin. Which of the following assessment findings would cause the nurse to suspect scabies?

Reverse isolation is utilized for clients in a burn unit for which of these reasons?

What is the systemic antiviral drug used to treat herpes zoster?