The optimal measurement of intravascular fluid status during the immediate fluid resuscitation phase of burn treatment is

A patient admitted with severe burns to his face and hands is showing signs of extreme agitation. The nurse should explore the mechanism of burn injury possibly related to

The nurse is assisting the patient to select foods from the menu that will promote wound healing. Which statement indicates the nurse’s knowledge of nutritional goals?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone skin grafting of the face and arms for burn wound treatment. A primary nursing diagnosis is

The nurse is caring for a patient with an electrical injury. The nurse understands that patients with electrical injury are at a high risk for acute kidney injury secondary to

A(An) ____________________ often produces a superficial cutaneous injury but may cause cardiopulmonary arrest and transient but severe central nervous system deficits.

Silver is used as an ingredient in many burn dressings because it

A 63-year-old patient is admitted with new-onset fever; flulike symptoms; blisters over the arms, chest, and neck; and red, painful oral mucous membranes. The patient should be further evaluated for which possible non–burn-injured skin disorder?

A patient with a 60% burn in the acute phase of treatment develops a tense abdomen, decreasing urine output, hypercapnia, and hypoxemia. Based on this assessment, the nurse anticipates interventions to evaluate and treat the patient for

Tissue damage from burn injury activates an inflammatory response that increases the patient’s risk for

A burn patient in the rehabilitation phase of injury is increasingly anxious and unable to sleep. The nurse should consult with the provider to further assess the patient for

The nurse is managing the pain of a patient with burns. The provider has prescribed opiates to be given intramuscularly. The nurse contacts the provider to change the prescription to intravenous administration because

The nurse is caring for a burn-injured patient who weighs 154 pounds, and the burn injury covers 50% of his body surface area. The nurse calculates the fluid needs for the first 24 hours after a burn injury using a standard fluid resuscitation formula of 4 mL/kg/% burn of intravenous (IV) fluid for the first 24 hours. The nurse plans to administer what amount of fluid in the first 24 hours?

In patients with extensive burns, edema occurs in both burned and unburned areas because of

Patients with burns may have mesh grafts or sheet grafts. Which of the following sites is most likely to have a sheet graft applied?

When paramedics notice singed hairs in the nose of a burn patient, it is recommended that the patient be intubated. What is the reasoning for the immediate intubation?

The nurse is conducting an admission assessment of an 82-year-old patient who sustained a 12% burn from spilling hot coffee on the hand and arm. Which statement is of priority to assist in planning treatment?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a chemical burn injury. The priority nursing intervention is to

The patient asks the nurse if the placement of the autograft over his full-thickness burn will be the only surgical intervention needed to close his wound. The nurse’s best response would be:

An elderly individual from an assisted-living facility (ALF) presents with severe scald burns to the buttocks and back of the thighs. The caregiver from the ALF accompanies the patient to the emergency department and states that the bath water was “too hot” and that the “patient sat in the water too long.” What should the nurse do?