Question 1
The nurse plans care for a client with a major burn injury. What should the goal be for initial burn management? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Decrease fluid and electrolyte loss.
◦ Reduce the degree of scarring.
◦ Prevent infection.
◦ Decrease the risk of developing compartment syndrome.
◦ Promote physical/psychological comfort.
Question 2
A patient complains of increased pain to the area of a third-degree burn covering the entire arm. The nurse suspects compartment syndrome. For which intervention should the nurse prepare the patient?
◦ Skin grafting performed by the physician
◦ Transportation to the whirlpool
◦ Application of multiple Ace wraps over the current gauze dressing
◦ An escharotomy performed by the physician
Aquilia Area in Color:
Symptoms of a patient in shock
Patient having glaucoma test.
ROM exercises on a patient’s wrist: ulnar deviation.
Nomogram for determining Body Surface Area (BSA).
Nociceptive and Neuropathic Orofacial Pain