Author Question: After a skin graft procedure to the leg, the client is returned to the burn care unit. When ... (Read 69 times)

tingc95 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

After a skin graft procedure to the leg, the client is returned to the burn care unit. When positioning the client, the nurse makes the most therapeutic adjustments, which includes:

1. Elevating the head of bed 30.
2. Elevating the affected extremity.
3. Maintaining the head of the bed flat.
4. Placing the client flat with the affected extremity abducted.

Question 2

Which statement is true about an endotracheal tube?

a. An endotracheal tube is used to maintain the tongue away from the posterior oropharynx in the unconscious patient.
b. It is inserted via a surgical procedure.
c. An endotracheal tube bypasses the upper airway structures.
d. An opening is made in the trachea below the cricoid cartilage and a semirigid plastic tube is inserted.

aprice35067 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2. Elevating the affected extremity.

Rationale:
Elevating the affected extremity will reduce edema and promote perfusion. Elevating the head of bed, leaving the head of bed flat, and abducting the extremity will not increase healing or improve the client's long-range prognosis.

Answer to Question 2

C
An oral airway is used to maintain the tongue away from the posterior oropharynx in the unconscious patient. A tracheostomy is inserted via a surgical procedure by creating an opening in the trachea below the cricoid cartilage and inserting a semirigid plastic tube. Endotracheal tubes bypass the upper airway structures.