NSG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Melisma, Molluscum Contagiosum, Total Body Surface Area

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Vital information about the patient"s health status. Reflect the patients: (1) hydration assess skin turgor (2) nutrition assess skin colour and pigmentation (3) emotional status assess skin colour, unsual lesions on skin, excessive sweating aka diaphoresis indicates hyperactive sweat glands (anxiousness) Immobility: eg. prolonged bed rest = pressure sores = poor circulation = poor skin, prolonged skin moisture = breakdown of skin. Uv exposure natural and artificial: eg. sun and tanning beds. Lifestyle: eg. hobbies that expose you to uv like soccer, frisbee. Personal behaviours: eg. how they sleep at night. Assessment of risk factors: personal history, past history, family history, medications, lifestyle, occupational history, and personal behaviours. Education client on features of a benign (non-cancerous) mole: check abcdes. Educate clients about decreasing uv exposure seek, slip, slap, slop : seek shade 10am 4pm, slip shirt on long sleeve to protect skin, slap on sunglasses and hat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, slop sunscreen on!!!!!!!!!!!!

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