Which Patient Is Most Appropriate for the Burn Unit Charge

Which patient is most appropriate for the burn unit charge nurse to assign to a registered nurse (RN) who has floated from the hospital medical unit?

A) A 34-year-old patient who has a weight loss of 15% from admission and requires enteral feedings.
B) A 67-year-old patient who has blebs under an autograft on the thigh and has an order for bleb aspiration
C) A 46-year-old patient who has just come back to the unit after having a cultured epithelial autograft to the chest
D) A 65-year-old patient who has twice-daily burn debridements and dressing changes to partial-thickness facial burns

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