Pressure Ulcers & Skin Cancer Flashcards
What can be done to prevent pressure ulcer?
What needs to be performed daily?
Risk assessment–Braden
Pressure ulcer prevention:
Turn pt?
Q2h
Pressure ulcer prevention
nutrition
provide adequate nutrition
**low protein increases risk
Pressure ulcer prevention:
Protection of skin:
- pad bony prominences
- protect against shear/ friction
- keep pt clean and dry
Pressure ulcer prevention:
Heels
float them!
What are the 4 types of skin cancer?
- Actinic keratoses
- Squamous cell
- Basal cell
- Melanoma
Which skin cancer:
rough, scaly lesions
Squamous cell
Which skin cancer:
new mole or change in existing mole
Melanoma
Which skin cancer:
scaley; PRE-cancerous
Actinic keratoses
Which skin cancer:
invades local structures
Basal cell
T or F: basal cell is often metastatic
F: rarely metastatic
**high recurrence rate though
Which skin cancer:
central ulceration with crusting
Squamous cell
Which skin cancer:
Cracks, ulcerations, bleeding from a mole
Melanoma