Exam 50: Management of Clients with Burn Injury

To reduce contractures of the knee in a client with extensive burns of the knee and mid-leg, the nurse would position the client with the knee

The nurse is caring for a client with burns covering the entire surface of both arms and the anterior trunk. Using the rule of nines, the nurse would estimate the percentage of burn surface area to be

The nurse caring for a client with burns over 40% of the body notes a hematocrit of 55% at 12 hours after the injury. The nurse would explain that this finding is related to

The nurse dismissing a burn-injured client would evaluate that teaching goals have been met when the client says "I

A client has a circumferential third-degree burn on the upper left arm. The nursing assessments specific for this client would include

To minimize hypertrophic scarring of a client's burn wound, the nurse would anticipate providing which intervention?

The nurse would perform close respiratory assessment for a client with inhalation injuries because lung tissue injury resulting from inhalation of smoke is caused by

A 200-pound client is receiving fluid replacement in the emergency department after 35% of the client's body was burned. The nurse would anticipate fluid resuscitation of at least

A client suffered what seems to be a moderate electrical burn from contact with household electricity. However, the physician wants to admit the client for monitoring. When questioned about this decision, the best answer by the nurse is

The nurse would assess that the client with a "major burn" is