The client asks the nurse how skin cells are replaced. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The epidermis supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost."
2. "The dermis supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost."
3. "The stratum corneum supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost."
4. "The stratum germinativum supplies new cells after older cells have been damaged or lost."
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Rationale 1: The deepest epidermal sublayer, the stratum basale, supplies the epidermis with new cells after older superficial cells have been damaged or lost through normal wear.
Rationale 2: The deepest epidermal sublayer, the stratum basale, not the dermis, supplies the epidermis with new cells.
Rationale 3: The deepest epidermal sublayer, the stratum basale, not the stratum corneum, supplies the epidermis with new cells.
Rationale 4: The deepest epidermal sublayer, the stratum basale, not the stratum germinativum, supplies the epidermis with new cells
Global Rationale: The deepest epidermal sublayer, the stratum basale, supplies the epidermis with new cells after older superficial cells have been damaged or lost through normal wear. The dermis, stratum corneum, and stratum germinativum are not the layers that supply the epidermis with new cells.
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