AHN 447 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Can the epidermis grow back? - ANS Yes
5 things encompassed in the dermis - ANS blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat, sebaceous, and
lymph glands,
What part of the skin is involved during a superficial thickness injury? - ANS Epidermis
2 types of burns that can cause a superficial thickness burn - ANS Sunburn and flash burn
How quickly does a superficial thickness burn heal? - ANS 3-6 days
What is desquamation and with what thickness level burn does it occur? - ANS Peeling and
superficial thickness
How soon after receiving a superficial thickness burn will a patient experience desquamation? -
ANS 2-3 days
3 indicators of a superficial partial thickness burn - ANS Moist, blisters, and blanches
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,3 indicators of a deep partial thickness burn - ANS Dry, blanches slowly or not at all, and
edema
Which type of partial thickness burn can progress to further injury? - ANS Deep
How long does it take a superficial partial thickness burn to heal? - ANS 10-24 days
How long does it take a deep partial thickness burn to heal? - ANS 3-6 weeks
Which type of partial thickness burn will scar? - ANS Deep
2 types of wound closure for a full thickness burn - ANS Contracture or grafting
What are 2 common issues with full thickness burns? - ANS Edema and blood supply
How long will it take a full thickness burn to heal? - ANS Weeks to months
How deep does a deep full thickness burn go? - ANS Underlying muscle or bone
2 treatments for deep full thickness burns - ANS Grafting or amputation
Do patient's with deep full thickness burns experience pain at the site usually? - ANS No
3 main risk factors for mortality from a burn - ANS TBSA >40%, inhalation injury, and age 60+
How much TBSA has to happen before there is a systemic fluid shift - ANS >25%
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, What will happen 48-72 hours after a burn to remobilize the fluid in the body if the kidneys are
unaffected? - ANS Diuresis
What happens to the K+ levels and H&H during the initial fluid shift following a burn? -
ANS Hyperkalemia and high H&H
What sort of electrolyte imbalance is a patient at risk for during the re-mobilization of fluid
after a burn? - ANS Hypokalemia
3 types of GI issues that result from a burn - ANS Paralytic ileus, decreased GI motility, and
Curling's ulcers
What will a burn patient typically be put on for the first 48 hours to prevent stress ulcers? -
ANS NG tube to low wall suction
4 metabolic issues related to burns - ANS Hypermetabolism, increased caloric needs,
increased core body temp., and difficulty with enteral nutrition
4 compensatory responses to a burn - ANS Increased RR, BG's, and thirst with decreased
UOP
3 phases of burn care - ANS Emergent, acute, and rehabilitative
3 essential assessment data points to cover in the emergent phase of burn care - ANS Dry
weight, height, and time of injury
What is a common abnormal breath sound with burn victims? - ANS Wheezing
If a burn victim has a normal SpO2 does that mean they don't have carbon monoxide
poisoning? If not, what sort of test is more definitive for carbon monoxide poisoning? -
ANS No, ABG's
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Can the epidermis grow back? - ANS Yes
5 things encompassed in the dermis - ANS blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat, sebaceous, and
lymph glands,
What part of the skin is involved during a superficial thickness injury? - ANS Epidermis
2 types of burns that can cause a superficial thickness burn - ANS Sunburn and flash burn
How quickly does a superficial thickness burn heal? - ANS 3-6 days
What is desquamation and with what thickness level burn does it occur? - ANS Peeling and
superficial thickness
How soon after receiving a superficial thickness burn will a patient experience desquamation? -
ANS 2-3 days
3 indicators of a superficial partial thickness burn - ANS Moist, blisters, and blanches
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,3 indicators of a deep partial thickness burn - ANS Dry, blanches slowly or not at all, and
edema
Which type of partial thickness burn can progress to further injury? - ANS Deep
How long does it take a superficial partial thickness burn to heal? - ANS 10-24 days
How long does it take a deep partial thickness burn to heal? - ANS 3-6 weeks
Which type of partial thickness burn will scar? - ANS Deep
2 types of wound closure for a full thickness burn - ANS Contracture or grafting
What are 2 common issues with full thickness burns? - ANS Edema and blood supply
How long will it take a full thickness burn to heal? - ANS Weeks to months
How deep does a deep full thickness burn go? - ANS Underlying muscle or bone
2 treatments for deep full thickness burns - ANS Grafting or amputation
Do patient's with deep full thickness burns experience pain at the site usually? - ANS No
3 main risk factors for mortality from a burn - ANS TBSA >40%, inhalation injury, and age 60+
How much TBSA has to happen before there is a systemic fluid shift - ANS >25%
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, What will happen 48-72 hours after a burn to remobilize the fluid in the body if the kidneys are
unaffected? - ANS Diuresis
What happens to the K+ levels and H&H during the initial fluid shift following a burn? -
ANS Hyperkalemia and high H&H
What sort of electrolyte imbalance is a patient at risk for during the re-mobilization of fluid
after a burn? - ANS Hypokalemia
3 types of GI issues that result from a burn - ANS Paralytic ileus, decreased GI motility, and
Curling's ulcers
What will a burn patient typically be put on for the first 48 hours to prevent stress ulcers? -
ANS NG tube to low wall suction
4 metabolic issues related to burns - ANS Hypermetabolism, increased caloric needs,
increased core body temp., and difficulty with enteral nutrition
4 compensatory responses to a burn - ANS Increased RR, BG's, and thirst with decreased
UOP
3 phases of burn care - ANS Emergent, acute, and rehabilitative
3 essential assessment data points to cover in the emergent phase of burn care - ANS Dry
weight, height, and time of injury
What is a common abnormal breath sound with burn victims? - ANS Wheezing
If a burn victim has a normal SpO2 does that mean they don't have carbon monoxide
poisoning? If not, what sort of test is more definitive for carbon monoxide poisoning? -
ANS No, ABG's
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