Exam 35: Burns

A patient is admitted after being burned while lighting the barbecue.The injuries appear moist and red with some blister formation and the patient states they are very painful.What kind of burn would the nurse document in the patient's record?

A patient is admitted to the burn unit after a house fire.The patient sustained extensive burns to the chest,back,left arm,right arm,right upper leg,and areas on the face.The nurse is unable to obtain a palpable pulse or a Doppler pulse in the right arm.What procedure should the nurse anticipate next?

A patient is brought to the emergency department after a house fire.The patient sustained an inhalation injury.The nurse is aware that this injury predisposes the patient to the development of what complication?

Roughly 80% of burns in children are classified as what type of burn?

A patient is admitted after being burned in a house fire.The nurse feels that the patient should be transferred to a burn center.Which factor is most important when determining whether or not to refer a patient to a burn center?

The nurse and a new graduate nurse are caring for a patient with extensive burns.They are discussing skin grafts.Which statement indicates the new graduate understood the information?

A patient is admitted to the burn unit with extensive burns after a house fire.The patient's vital signs and physical exam include a heart rate of 140 beats/min,a urine output of 25 mL/h,and clear lung sounds.What adjustment,if any,needs to be made to the fluid resuscitation plan?

According to the American College of Surgeons,burns to which body surfaces are best treated in a burn center?

A patient is admitted to the burn unit after an electrocution.The patient sustained extensive burns.The nurse should have a high degree of suspicion for what complication associated with this type of burn injury?

Using the Parkland formula for fluid resuscitation and your knowledge of injury calculations using the "rule of nines," calculate the estimated fluid requirements during the first 8 hours for a 75-kg patient with full-thickness burns to the anterior chest,perineum,and entire right leg.