NURS 3330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Athlete'S Foot, Vomiting, Blood Culture
15 Mar 2017
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Keep skin dry but moisturized: change dipers often, monitor for skin breakdown (every 2 hours, avoid scrubbing. Macule: dark colored portion of skin: not elevated. Papule: an elevation in the skin; not fluid filled. Exposed affected area to air: change dippers quickly, mild cleaners, use a skin barrier with zinc oxide, parent education, use mild cleaner, avoid vigorus scrubbing. Seborrheic: aka cradle cap, caused by, yeast. Infancy: puberty, care, gentle scrubbing, mineral oil, comb to remove lose areas. Contact: an inflammatory reaction of the skin. Irritant: readness, burning, weaping, vesicles, allergic, peritus (itchy) patches, poisen oak/ ivy, clean area with cool water, clean clothes. Benadryll: calamine lotion, hydroximine, antibiotic, atopic dermatitis, aka eczema. Education: wear loose cotton clothing, moisturize 2-3x per day, mild soaps. Stops the production of inflammatory processes: must be over 2 years old. 2: acne, most common skin condition during adolescents.
