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

A client is prescribed by the physician to undergo an escharotomy. Which of the following statements made by the nurse is true regarding thi...

All of the following laboratory test results on a burned client’s blood are present during the emergent phase. Which result should the nurse...

Nurse Faith should recognize that fluid shift in a client with burn injury results from an increase in the:          A. Total volume of circ...

A client who is admitted after a thermal burn injury has the following vital signs: blood pressure, 70/40; heart rate, 140 beats/min; respir...

Three days after a burn injury, the client develops a temperature of 100° F, a white blood cell count of 15,000/mm3, and a white, foul-smell...

Which of the following medications given to a 12-year-old client for the treatment of deep partial-thickness burn is the most important to d...

The newly admitted client has a large burned area on the right arm. The burned area appears red, has blisters, and is very painful. How shou...

Which information obtained by assessment ensures that the client’s respiratory efforts are currently adequate?          A. The client is abl...

The nurse uses topical gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin) on a client’s burn injury. Which laboratory value will the nurse monitor?          A. ...

The burned client relates the following history of previous health problems. Which one should alert the nurse to the need for alteration of ...

Rehabilitation is the final phase of burn care. Which of the following are the goals during this phase? Select all that apply.          A. P...

The client has experienced an electrical injury, with the entrance site on the left hand and the exit site on the left foot. What are the pr...

Louie, with burns over 35% of the body, complains of chilling. In promoting the client’s comfort, the nurse should:          A. Maintain roo...

A 40-year-old male client who was burned was admitted under your care. Assessment reveals he has crackles, respiratory rate of 40/min, and i...

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

The nurse is administering fluids intravenously as ordered to a client who acquired a full-thickness burn injury on the abdomen. To determin...

The burned client newly arrived from an accident scene is prescribed to receive 4 mg of morphine sulfate by IV push. What is the most import...

The nursing instructor is going over burn injuries. The instructor tells the students that the nursing care priorities for a patient with a ...

How will the nurse position a client with a burn wound to the posterior neck to prevent contractures?          A. Have the client turn the h...