NUR 275 BURNS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
what pts are mostly affected by burns - ✔✔-white males
-young children; elderly
-ages 20-30
-home flames and scolds
what is the RN's goal in burn prevention for pt's - ✔✔-education and teaching
-safety
-edu on alcohol consumption and burns
-home fire drills
-no cords under rugs
-hot surfaces (radiator cap, hot water heater, car engine, curling irons) etc
what are the 3 factors that determine the severity of burns - ✔✔1. age (young/ old)
2. burn depth (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degree burn)
3. extent of body surface area injured
what is a first degree burn - ✔✔-Superficial burn involving the epidermis -Caused by
sunburn and minor flash injuries -No edema, no blisters
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, what is a second degree burn - ✔✔partial thickness epidermal and upper dermal
damage; blisters appear
what is a third degree burn - ✔✔epidermis
full thickness of the dermis, and potentially deeper tissues are involved (SQ, Fat)
area is painless, white, and charred
what is a fourth degree burn - ✔✔full thickness injury to the muscles, ligaments,
tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones includes fat, fascia, and ms/bone
first degree burn
-what layers of the skin
-clinical manifestation
-how to tx
-what not to use - ✔✔-superficial layer, skin will be intact,
-tingling, hypersensitivity, red skin that blanches under pressure, pa relieve by
cooling/peeling/itching, minimal to no edema and blisters
-oral pa reliever (Tylenol), skin lubricant, cool compress
-do not submerg in ice or use antimicrobial ointment
second degree burn
-layers of skin
-manifestation
-cause
-tx
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
what pts are mostly affected by burns - ✔✔-white males
-young children; elderly
-ages 20-30
-home flames and scolds
what is the RN's goal in burn prevention for pt's - ✔✔-education and teaching
-safety
-edu on alcohol consumption and burns
-home fire drills
-no cords under rugs
-hot surfaces (radiator cap, hot water heater, car engine, curling irons) etc
what are the 3 factors that determine the severity of burns - ✔✔1. age (young/ old)
2. burn depth (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degree burn)
3. extent of body surface area injured
what is a first degree burn - ✔✔-Superficial burn involving the epidermis -Caused by
sunburn and minor flash injuries -No edema, no blisters
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, what is a second degree burn - ✔✔partial thickness epidermal and upper dermal
damage; blisters appear
what is a third degree burn - ✔✔epidermis
full thickness of the dermis, and potentially deeper tissues are involved (SQ, Fat)
area is painless, white, and charred
what is a fourth degree burn - ✔✔full thickness injury to the muscles, ligaments,
tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones includes fat, fascia, and ms/bone
first degree burn
-what layers of the skin
-clinical manifestation
-how to tx
-what not to use - ✔✔-superficial layer, skin will be intact,
-tingling, hypersensitivity, red skin that blanches under pressure, pa relieve by
cooling/peeling/itching, minimal to no edema and blisters
-oral pa reliever (Tylenol), skin lubricant, cool compress
-do not submerg in ice or use antimicrobial ointment
second degree burn
-layers of skin
-manifestation
-cause
-tx
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