Exam 43: Care of Patients With Integumentary Disorders and Burns

A 75-year-old patient questions the nurse about the need to consider a vaccine to prevent the development of shingles.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse describes common complications that burn patients may experience.Match the burn complication with the description that best fits it. -Loss of fluid from vascular space

The nurse admitting a patient with significant burns to the emergency department notes the presence of symptoms consistent with an inhalation burn.Which finding is the nurse most likely noting?

An 84-year-old patient who has had a low-grade fever for 2 days complains of pain in the hip that travels down the leg along the sciatic nerve.The nurse assesses small groups of vesicles along the nerve path.These assessments lead the nurse to suspect that the patient is suffering from:

The nurse describes several types of burn treatment.Match the burn treatment to the statement that best describes it. -Wound covered with ointment,then covered with layers of gauze saturated with topical medication