Priorities during the resuscitation phase of a burn are the following:

After a burn, a patient will need fluid therapy which is based on individual considerations. The most common type of fluid therapy is:

What type of dressing should be used for wound care of a burn?

If a burn injury is circumferential, this could impair or completely cut off blood flow and chest movement necessary for breathing. ______________ are incisions made through the eschar to relieve pressure.

If an escharotomy does not relieve pressure, a deeper incision into the fascia is made. This is called a ________________.

Burn patients are at an increased risk for:

As a nurse, you are expected to report suspected abuse. Reportable findings for a burn include:

Signs and symptoms of an inhalation injury:

Priority care for the acute phase of burn injury:

After sustaining a burn injury, the patient is encouraged to exercise. When is a good time for exercise?

A burn patient is encouraged to ambulate daily, how many times is appropriate to begin?

True or False: Splints should be custom fitted.

Which medications are typically given to burn patients for pain or sedative effects?

Which immunization is given routinely to all burn patients?

Antimicrobial agents like Silvadene are sometimes given for burns. What is an important nursing consideration?

What is the Parkland formula?

During the first ______ after a burn, _______ of the fluid replacement should occur.

We calculate fluid replacement based on the:

True or False: If a patient denies exercise due to pain, we should allow them to skip exercises for the day.

A client presents to the Emergency Department with 30% total body surface area (TBSA) burns. The client weighs 176lbs. Use the Parkland Formula (4ml) to calculate the hourly rate for the first 8 hours.

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who is rehabilitating from major burns. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include to provide emotional support?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has extensive partial and full-thickness burns of the head, neck, and chest. While planning the client’s care. The nurse should identify which of the following risks as the priority for assessment and intervention?

The nurse is aware that this phase in burn injury began at admission, however, it is technically defined when there has been wound closure? 

A client has sustained circumferential full thickness burns to the left arm. The nurse knows that the fluid buildup under the burns and the eschar can lead to compression of the arterial circulation of the extremity. To restore the blood flow to the extremity which intervention will be necessary?

A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which nursing statement is appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a client who has burn injuries to his trunk. The nurse is explaining what to expect from the prescribed hydrotherapy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A client is admitted to the emergency department with a full-thickness burn to the right arm. Upon assessment, the arm is edematous, fingers are mottled, and radial pulse is now absent. The client states that the pain is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. The nurse should perform which of the following?

A nurse is assessing the fluid status of a client being treated for a burn during the emergent phase. Which of the following is an indicator of adequate fluid resuscitation?

The nurse is developing a care plan for a client in the acute phase of a burn injury. Which of the following would be the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?