PrepU Med Surg Assignment 5

A client received burns to his entire back and left arm. Using the Rule of Nines, the nurse can calculate that he has sustained burns on what percentage of his body?

27%

A client is brought to the emergency department with partial-thickness and full-thickness burns on the left arm, left anterior leg, and anterior trunk. Using the Rule of Nines, what is the total body surface area that has been burned?

36%

A patient's burns are estimated at 36% of total body surface area; fluid resuscitation has been ordered in the emergency department. After establishing intravenous access, the nurse should anticipate the administration of what fluid?

Lactated Ringer's

A client has partial-thickness burns on both lower extremities and portions of the trunk. Which I.V. fluid does the nurse plan to administer first?

Lactated Ringer's solution

Which of the following is the analgesic of choice for burn pain?

Morphine sulfate

Which instruction is the most important to give a client who has recently had a skin graft?

Protect the graft from direct sunlight.

A nurse is aware that after a burn injury and respiratory difficulties have been managed, the next most urgent need is to:

Replace lost fluids and electrolytes.

Leukopenia within 48 hours is a side effect associated with which topical antibacterial agent?

Sulfadiazine, silver (Silvadene)

A patient has a burn injury that has damaged the epidermis. There are no blisters, and the skin is pink in color. This type of burn injury would be documented as which of the following?

Superficial

An emergency department nurse learns from the paramedics that they are transporting a patient who has suffered injury from a scald from a hot kettle. What variables will the nurse consider when determining the depth of burn?

The causative agent

Determining the depth of a burn is difficult initially because there are combinations of injury zones in the same location. The following describes one of the injury zones: the area of intermediate burn injury. It is here that blood vessels are damaged, but tissue has the potential to survive. What is the name of that zone?

Zone of stasis

When caring for a client with burns, how often should a nurse change the wound dressing? Choose the correct option.

At least once a day

A nurse practitioner administers first aid to a patient with a deep partial-thickness burn on his left foot. The nurse describes the skin involvement as the:

Epidermis and a portion of deeper dermis.

Within the practice of nursing at the burn unit, there are specific potential complications common to specific types of burns. Which burns can impair ventilation?

Face, neck, chest

A patient has a burn injury that has destroyed all of the dermis and extends into the subcutaneous tissue, involving the muscle. This type of burn injury would be documented as which of the following?

Full-thickness

Which type of burn injury requires skin grafting?

Full-thickness

The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained a full-thickness burn to his arm when he was scalded with boiling water. How did the nurse determine that the patient's burns are full-thickness burns?

Identification by the destruction of the dermis and epidermis

In an industrial accident, a client who weighs 155 lb (70 kg) sustained full-thickness burns over 40% of his body. He's in the burn unit receiving fluid resuscitation. Which finding shows that the fluid resuscitation is benefiting the client?

A urine output consistently above 40 ml/hour

A nurse is caring for a patient who has sustained a deep partial-thickness burn injury. In prioritizing the nursing diagnoses for the plan of care, the nurse will give the highest priority to what nursing diagnosis?

Acute Pain

A 42-year-old client suffered significant burns in a workplace accident. During his airlift to a regional burn unit, you assess his wounds taking care to find and mark his entrance and exit wounds. Which of the following conditions create the need for intensive care by specifically trained personnel?

All options are correct

Which of the following complications is common for victims of electrical burns?

Cardiac dysrhythmia

Tom Benson, a 42-year-old electrical lineman, suffered significant burns in a workplace accident. During his airlift to a regional burn unit, you assess his wounds taking care to find and mark his entrance and exit wounds. What occurrence makes it difficult to assess internal burn damage in electrical burns?

Deep tissue cooling

When planning care for a client with burns on the upper torso, which nursing diagnosis should take the highest priority?

Ineffective airway clearance related to edema of the respiratory passages

A 6-year-old girl was playing near her family's campfire when she fell into the fire, suffering significant burns. She was taken by air ambulance to the burn unit where you practice nursing. What physiologic process furthers her burn injury?

Inflammatory

The nurse is caring for a patient with deep partial-thickness burn injuries. Which of the following statements reflect current research regarding the utilization of nonpharmacological measures in the management of burn pain?

Music therapy may provide reality orientation, distraction, and sensory stimulation.

A patient has been prescribed mafenide acetate (Sulfamylon) cream for burn treatment. The nurse should educate the patient regarding which of the following?

Severe burning pain for up to 20 minutes

A public health nurse has reviewed local data about the incidence and prevalence of burn injuries in the community. These data are likely to support what health promotion effort?

Education about home safety

A patient is admitted to the burn unit after being transported from a facility 1000 miles away. The patient has burns to the groin area and circumferential burns to both upper thighs. When assessing the patient's legs distal to the wound site, the nurse should be cognizant of the risk of what complication?

Ischemia

A nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis of Impaired physical mobility for a client with full-thickness burns on the lower portions of both legs. To complete the nursing diagnosis statement, the nurse should add which "related-to" phrase?

Related to circumferential eschar

An emergency department nurse has just admitted a patient with a burn. What characteristic of the burn will primarily determine whether the patient experiences a systemic response to this injury?

The total body surface area (TBSA) affected by the burn

A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient with a partial-thickness burn, and determines that an appropriate goal is to maintain position of joints in alignment. What is the best rationale for this intervention?

To prevent contractures