Derm and Burn Quiz 402
A nurse in an emergency room is caring a the client who sustained partial-thickness burns to both lower legs, chest, face, and both forearms. Which of the following is the priority action the nurse should take?
Inspect the mouth for signs of inhalation injuries.
A nurse is teaching a client who has psoriasis about possible treatment options. Which of the following treatments should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
-tar preparations -corticosteroids -UV light therapy -laser therapy
A nurse is monitoring a client who was admitted with a severe burn injury and is receiving IV fluid resuscitation therapy. The nurse should identify a decrease in which of the following findings as an indication of adequate fluid replacement?
Heart therapy
A nurse is caring for an adult client who has atopic dermatitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Chronic rash with thick skin
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has deep partial- and full-thickness burns to his chest, abdomen, and upper arms. What is the nurse's priority intervention for this client during the resuscitation of phase of injury?
Maintain the airway
A nurse is planning an educational program about basal cell carcinoma. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include?
basal cell carcinoma has a low mortality rate.
A nurse is admitting a client who has sustained severe burn injuries in a grease fire. The nurse shades in a diagram indicating the burned surface areas. Using the Rule of Nines, the nurse should estimate that the client has burned what percentage of body surface area? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
31.5%
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has a 30% burn injury to her lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform after securing the airway?
Administer IV fluids
A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an escharotomy. The client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate?
"Large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation"
A nurse is caring for a toddler who arrives at the emergency department with burns to his lower legs. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Pour tepid water over the burns
A nurse is caring for a client who has pruritus following treatment for scabies. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Provide mittens for the client to wear at night.
A nurse is preparing to start an IV infusion of lactated Ringer's for a client who sustained a burn injury. The client is prescribed 5,200 mL of fluid over the first 24 hr. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the pump to infuse for the first 8 hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) HINT: Remember the percentage of fluid that should be given in the first 8 hours.
325 ml/hr
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has burns on the front and back of both his legs and arms. Using the rule of nines the nurse should document burns to which percentage of the client's total body surface area (TBSA)?
54 percent
