The nurse is assessing the integumentary status of a patient diagnosed with chronic renal failure. Which of the following will the nurse most likely assess in this patient?
1. skin damp and mottled in color
2. skin pale with good turgor
3. skin flushed with poor turgor
4. skin dry, yellow-brown in color, with pruritis
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Rationale: The integumentary status assessment findings of a patient diagnosed with chronic renal failure include pale skin from anemia and yellow-brown hue associated with uremia; dry skin and mucous membranes; decreased perspiration; and pruritis with resultant severe scratching causing skin breaks. The skin of a patient in chronic renal failure will not be damp, mottled, or flushed. The skin turgor may or may not be poor.
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