intergumentary patho and NP

Question 1

WEB CELLULITIS

A patient presents with a skin infection caused by STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES. The patient’s lower leg is infected from the deep dermis to the subcutaneous fat. What skin disorder does this describe?
Cellulitis
Erysipelas
Psoriasis
Impetigo

Answer 1

This describes cellulitis. This key words in this question is STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES and the lower leg, deep dermis to the subcutaneous fat which is a hallmark of cellulitis.

Question 2

WEB CELLULITIS

The doctor orders a skin culture and antiobiotic therapy on your newly admitted patient. Which of the following sequence of nursing interventions is correct?
Obtain skin culture and then administer antibiotic therapy.
Administer antibiotic therapy and then in 1 hour obtain skin culture.
Obtain skin culture and then administer antibiotic therapy 6 hours from skin culture collection.
Start antibiotic therapy and then immediately collect culture.

Answer 2

The nurse should always collect the skin culture first and then start the antibiotic therapy.