2500 Exam 4; Unit 7: Burns and Unit 8: ECGs Study Guide Exam Questions And Actual Answers.
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NRSG 2500
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NRSG 2500
How do nurses play an active role in the prevention of burn injuries? - Answer By teaching prevention concepts and promoting safety legislation.
What are factors to consider when determining a burn's depth? - Answer - How the injury occurred
- Causative agent
- Temperature of agent
- Du...
2500 Exam 4; Unit 7: Burns and Unit 8:
ECGs Study Guide Exam Questions And
Actual Answers.
How do nurses play an active role in the prevention of burn injuries? - Answer By teaching prevention
concepts and promoting safety legislation.
What are factors to consider when determining a burn's depth? - Answer - How the injury occurred
- Causative agent
- Temperature of agent
- Duration of contact with the agent
- Thickness of the skin
Describe a superficial burn - Answer - Painful
- No edema
- Redness
- Blanches with pressure
Describe a partial thickness burn - Answer - Blistered
- Moist
- Painful
Describe a full thickness burn - Answer - Dry
- Discolored
- No pain
What kind of burns can we get? - Answer - Thermal burns
- Radiation burns
, - Chemical burns
- Electrical burns
- Smoke and inhalation injuries
How do we classify burns? - Answer - Superficial (1st degree)
- Partial thickness (2nd degree) {partial thickness can be superficial or deep}
- Full thickness (3rd degree)
- Fourth degree
Can also go by extent of injury: Minor, moderate or major burns
What methods can we use to estimate total body surface area (TBSA) burned? - Answer - Rule of nines
- Palm method
- Lund and Browder method
Describe the body and how it applies to the rule of nines on an adult - Answer - Head is 9%
- Anterior chest is 18%
- Posterior chest is 18%
- Arms are 9% EACH
- Legs are 18% EACH
- Groin in 1%
What are the priorities when dealing with a patient who has a burn? - Answer Airway, circulation (fluid
status/imbalances), monitor and prevent complications, address pain.
What is the healing process of a burn? - Answer - Inflammation
- Proliferation
- Remodeling
When does inflammation occur with a burn? - Answer Begins immediately when the burn occurs
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