NCLEX Review – Adult – Integumentary System

integumentary system

This week we’re going to do things a little different. Tomorrow we’ll be super busy so you get the post a day early. This week we’ll be talking about the integumentary system. Today is part one and Thursday we’ll post part 2.

Overview / Anatomy and Physiology

A great series of videos – https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/human-anatomy-and-physiology/integumentary-system-introduction/v/meet-the-skin

Nursing lecture – www.mccc.edu/nursing/documents/Week9IntegumentarySystemsummer2013.ppt

Phases of wound healing

http://www.clinimed.co.uk/Wound-Care/Education/Wound-Essentials/Phases-of-Wound-Healing.aspx

Types of Exudate

https://woundcareadvisor.com/blog/wound-exudate-types/

Skin Biopsy

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/skin-biopsy.html

Candida Albicans

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/213853-overview

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/fungi/candidiasis-invasive

Shingles

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/herpesviruses/herpes-zoster

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1132465-overview

MRSA Skin

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/bacterial-skin-infections/overview-of-bacterial-skin-infections

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/108972-overview

Poison Ivy

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries-poisoning/poisoning/plant-poisoning

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/817671-overview

Bites and Stings

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries-poisoning/bites-and-stings/insect-stings

http://reference.medscape.com/features/slideshow/arthropod-bites

Frostbite

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/926249-overview

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries-poisoning/cold-injury/frostbite

Skin Cancer

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/846566-overview

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/cancers-of-the-skin/overview-of-skin-cancer

Psoriasis

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/psoriasis-and-scaling-diseases/psoriasis

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1943419-overview

Acne Vulgaris

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/acne-and-related-disorders/acne-vulgaris

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1069804-overview

Stevens-Johnson

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1197450-overview

http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/dermatologic-disorders/hypersensitivity-and-inflammatory-disorders/stevens-johnson-syndrome-sjs-and-toxic-epidermal-necrolysis-ten

Thursday we’ll continue and also have some questions and study aids for you.