A patient who has suffered a burn in a workplace accident is being brought to the regional burn unit. In order to accurately plan this patient's care, the team needs to know the classification of the patient's burn injury.
Burns are classified according to which of the following criteria? Select all that apply.
A) The depth of the burn injury
B) The patient's existing health comorbidities
C) The total body surface area that has been burned
D) The patient's expectations for recovery
E) The age of the patient
Question 2
A patient is recovering from a burn that she experienced 6 weeks earlier. What is a priority in the rehabilitation and predischarge phase of the burn injury?
A) Monitoring fluid and electrolyte imbalances
B) Patient and family education
C) Assessing cardiac output
D) Infection control
Patient with exophthalmos.
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions
Assisting a falling patient.
A surgeon holds a pacemaker next to an X-ray of a pacemaker implanted in a patient’s chest.
Patient Physical Status Classification