NURSING 1J02 Lecture 12: Week 12: Hygiene, Skin, Bathing & Bed Making
2 Mar 2017
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Skin colour derived from : melanin (brown pigment), carotene (yellow-orange pigment) and red-purple pigment from underlying vascular bed. Nerves, sensory receptors, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. Fine, faint vellus hair covers most of the body. Terminal hair is darker hair that grows on the scalp, eyebrows axillae, pubic area & face & chest in men. Eccrine sweat glands- openly direct onto skin"s surface, produces sweat. Apocrine glands- produce a thick, milky secretion & open to hair follicles (ex. Skin functions: protection, prevention of penetration, perception, temp regulation, identification, communication, wound repair, absorption & secretion, and production of vitamin d. Melanoma is 20 times higher among individuals with lighter skin pigment. Hair of people in africa range in texture. Do you bite or chew your nails: enc. or occupational hazards - dyes, toxic chemicals, radiation. Always remove patient"s socks & inspect feet, toenails & area between toes. Regional examination: ask patient to remove clothing and assess the skin.
