Which laboratory result, obtained on a client 24 hours post-burn injury, will the nurse report to the physician immediately?          A. Art...

The nurse manager is observing a new nursing graduate caring for a burned client in protective isolation. The nurse manager intervenes if th...

The client who experienced an inhalation injury 6 hours ago has been wheezing. When the client is assessed, wheezes are no longer heard. Wha...

Which intervention is most important to use to prevent infection by autocontamination in the burned client during the acute phase of recover...

A 12-year-old male with facial burns asks the nurse if he will ever look the same. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?         ...

Which nursing intervention is likely to be most helpful in providing adequate nutrition while the client is recovering from a thermal burn i...

A client is undergoing fluid replacement after being burned 20% of her body 12 hours ago. The nursing assessment reveals a blood pressure of...

Ten hours after the client with 50% burns is admitted, her blood glucose level is 90 mg/dL. What is the nurse’s best action?          A. Not...

When should ambulation be initiated in the client who has sustained a major burn?          A. When all full-thickness areas have been closed...

The client with open burn wounds begins to have diarrhea. The client is found to have a below-normal temperature, with a white blood cell co...

Which statement best exemplifies the client’s understanding of rehabilitation after a full-thickness burn injury?          A. "I am ful...

Nurse Kelsey is a nurse manager assigned to the burn unit. Which client is best to assign to an RN who has floated from the surgery unit?   ...

On admission to the emergency department the burned client’s blood pressure is 90/60, with an apical pulse rate of 122. These findings are a...

What statement by the client indicates the need for further discussion regarding the outcome of skin grafting (allografting) procedures?    ...

The family of a client who has been burned asks at what point the client will no longer be at greater risk for infection. What is the nurse’...

Which statement indicates that a client with facial burns understands the need to wear a facial pressure garment?          A. "My facia...

A client sustained burns on the back. These areas appear dry, blotchy cherry red, blistering, doesn’t blanch, no capillary refill, and reduc...

Twelve hours after the client was initially burned, bowel sounds are absent in all four abdominal quadrants. What is the nurse’s best action...

Which statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of rehabilitation after burn injury?          A. “I will never be fully reco...

The nurse is conducting a home safety class. It is most important for the nurse to include which information in the teaching plan?          ...

The client with a dressing covering the neck is experiencing some respiratory difficulty. What is the nurse’s initial action?          A. Ad...

Which of the following refers to a wound covering brought about by the donated human cadaver skin provided by the skin bank?          A. Aut...

Which clinical manifestation indicates that the burned client is moving into the fluid remobilization phase of recovery?          A. Increas...

Which statement made by the client with facial burns who has been prescribed to wear a facial mask pressure garment indicates a correct unde...

The nurse provides wound care for a client 48 hours after a burn injury. To achieve the desired outcome of the procedure, which nursing acti...

During the acute phase, the nurse applied gentamicin sulfate (topical antibiotic) to the burn before dressing the wound. The client has all ...

A client is being discharged today after undergoing autografting. What would the nurse include in the discharge instructions?          A. Re...

What is the priority nursing diagnosis during the first 24 hours for a client with full-thickness chemical burns on the anterior neck, chest...