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rosent76

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Question 1

A patient is admitted with burns to both legs and one arm after being electrocuted while replacing a transformer during a thunderstorm. Since these limbs appear mummified, which treatment should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this patient?
◦ Whirlpool and wet dressings
◦ Debridement
◦ Amputation
◦ Escharotomy and colloid dressings

Question 2

The nurse suspects that a patient with 40% total body surface area burned is developing gastrointestinal problems. What did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
◦ Board-like abdomen
◦ Abdominal distention
◦ Hematemesis
◦ Absent bowel sounds
◦ Abdominal pain
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