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    The document discusses abnormal findings of the integumentary system including rashes, alopecia, and brittle nails. Rashes present as scaly, bumpy, or irritated skin and are treated with mild soaps, moisturizers, and topical medications. Alopecia causes hair loss from areas where hair normally grows and can be a side effect of cancer treatment. Nursing interventions include advising on hair care and use of wigs. Brittle nails easily crack, chip, or peel and are treated by moisturizing and limiting chemicals from manicures.

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    The document discusses abnormal findings of the integumentary system including rashes, alopecia, and brittle nails. Rashes present as scaly, bumpy, or irritated skin and are treated with mild soaps, moisturizers, and topical medications. Alopecia causes hair loss from areas where hair normally grows and can be a side effect of cancer treatment. Nursing interventions include advising on hair care and use of wigs. Brittle nails easily crack, chip, or peel and are treated by moisturizing and limiting chemicals from manicures.

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    INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM - ABNORMAL FINDINGS

    Good afternoon miss. I’ll be reporting about the Integumentary System. Starting off with the skin.

    SKIN - Color:

    About the skin color, it vary according to genetic background and may have skin tones ranging
    from fair, olive, tan, brown, or golden hues. Patients may notice a change in their skin color
    before the nurse does. It is important ask them and assess them properly.

    ONE OF THE COMMON ABNORMAL FINDING IS RASHES medically known as dermatitis, A


    rash is a noticeable change in the texture or color of your skin. The effect of this on the skin
    of patient may become scaly, bumpy, itchy, or otherwise irritated.

    Nursing Intervention or management for this:

     Advice or encourage the patient to do skin care like to bathe in a warm water using a mild
    soap, then air dry the skin and do gentle pat dry. Give the client topical application
    medications like creams and ointments usually taken twice a day, spreading it thinly and
    sparingly.

    HAIR

    With the hair, on inspecting and palpating the hair, note for its texture, distribution, quantity and
    pattern of hair loss if any.

    ONE OF THE ABNORMAL FINDINGS ON THE HAIR is ALOPECIA or commonly known as hair
    loss. The effect of this on patients is lack or loss of hair from areas of the body where hair is
    usually found. Alopecia can be a side effect of some cancer treatments.

    Nursing Intervention

    - Advice the patient that hair loss may occur on other body parts other than the head.
    Prevent or minimize hair loss through, cutting long hair before treatment, use mild
    shampoo and conditioner and begin to wear wig before hair loss. Lastly refer the client to
    a health care provider who specializes on this for proper treatment or medication.

    NAIL

    One of the main things to assess the nail of the client is to inspect the nail angle noting if any
    clubbing is present, as well as the shape and color of the nails.

    ONE OF THE ABNORMAL FINDINGS ON THE NAILS are brittle nails. This affects the nails in
    ways that the nails easily become cracked, chipped, split, or peeled.
    Nursing Intervention:

    - Advice the patient to use and apply moisturizer daily, limit manicures to avoid subjecting
    the nails to the chemicals in nail polish and polish removers.

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