Nursing 1180A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Amniotic Fluid, Integumentary System, Integument
7 Jun 2016
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What is expected: sao2- 95%-100%- direction measurement via arterial blood gases, spo2-92%-100% (85%-89% ok with some chronic disease; <85% compromises tissue oxygenation and is likely an emergency. Your patient ashley is an otherwise healthy young woman. Learn how to conduct an assessment of this, the body"s largest organ. Learn factors that affect the health of the integumentary system. Integumentary system assessment: an investigation of the general condition of a client"s integument and of factors or abnormalities that may indicate or contribute to a dermatologic disorder : includes: skin, hair, scalp, nails, sebaceous glands & sweat glands. Factors affecting integumentary health: age & stage, newborns & infants: It will disappear as baby grows: children & adolescents: Can impact self image when this change is occurring (acne, blackheads) Nurse would ask teen how they are managing: older adults elastin, collagen, and subcutaneous fat skin can be torn, bruised, wrinkled, sag.
