Chapter 14 lecture notes

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HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Chapter 14 Skin, Hair & Nails

Structure and function of skin:

Structure layers (3):

Function: protective layer, largest organ, need more

Sebum has some ainti-fungicidal & anti-bacterial effects.

know culture variants in culture expectations

prepare/inform client

pressure ulcer risk factors:

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Skin Cancers: melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous (all are different cell types)

Risk factors of Skin Cancer:

High risk factors =

Disease process = statistics; larger population is larger risk factors.

Disease are more prevalent in certain categories of cultures

Highest population of at risk for skin cancer is White Australians.