Author Question: A patient comes to the emergency room with two burns on the front of the right leg. The burn on the ... (Read 103 times)

chads108 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A patient comes to the emergency room with two burns on the front of the right leg. The burn on the thigh is very large, and the burn on the lower leg area is small. Which statement would the nurse be likely to write on the chart?

A) The distal burn is larger.
B) The posterior burn is larger.
C) The proximal burn is larger.
D) The lateral burn is larger.

Question 2

On the superior part of a newborn's head is a soft spot, also called the ________.

A) meconium
B) molding
C) lochia
D) fontanel

ultraflyy23 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: A) Meconium is the first bowel movement of a newborn, not the soft spot.
B) Molding is the distortion of the head from the birth canal, but it is not the same as the soft spot.
C) Lochia is bleeding from the mother after birth; it is not related to the newborn.
D) Correct