NRSG 2500 Unit 7 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
___ of all admissions are from fires or flames. - Answers 43%.
Typically patients are 5 years old and older
___ of all admissions are from scalding injuries. - Answers 34%.
Typically patients under 5 years old.
Most burns occur in ____ - Answers home
____ and ____ are at high risk for burn injuries. - Answers Young children; elderly
Nurses must play an active rule in the prevention of burn injuries by... - Answers Teaching prevention
concepts and promoting safety legislation.
Factors to Consider in Determining Burn Depth - Answers How the injury occurred
Causative agent
Temperature of agent
Duration of contact with the agent
Thickness of the skin
Causes of Burns - Answers Thermal
Radiation
Chemical
Electrical
Smoke and inhalation injury
Classifications of Burns - Answers Superficial (1st Degree)
Partial-thickness (2nd Degree)
Superficial or Deep
Full thickness (3rd Degree)
Fourth Degree
Minor/Moderate/Major Burns
, Methods to Estimate Total Body Surface Area Burned - Answers Rule of Nines
Palm Method
Lund Browder Method
Goals Related to Burns - Answers Prevention!
Institution of lifesaving measures for the severely burned person.
Priorities: airway, circulation (fluid status/imbalances), monitor and prevent complications, pain.
Prevention of disability and disfigurement through early specialized and individualized care (contracture
prevention).
Rehabilitation through reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation programs.
Healing Process of a Burn - Answers Inflammation- begins immediately when burn occurs.
Proliferation- begins 2-3 days post burn (granulation tissue begins)
Remodeling- may last for years
Burns less than 20% TBSA produce a primarily ... - Answers local response
Burns more than 20% may produce a local and systemic response and are considered ... - Answers major
burns
The greatest fluid volume leak occurs in the first... - Answers 24-36 hours
Managing Fluid Status - Answers Maintain heart rate less than 110
Maintain urine output
Maintain serum sodium at near-normal levels
Various types of formulas used for fluid resuscitation: Consensus, Evans, Brooke Army, Parkland Baxter
(Common), Hypertonic saline
Formulas specify the volume of fluid to infuse over the first 24 hours from time of burn injury, with ___
infused during the first 8 hours, followed by the remaining __ during the next 16 hours. - Answers 50%;
50%
How often should a patient's urine output, heart rate, and blood pressure be evaluated - Answers Every
hour
Phases of Burn Injury - Answers Emergent or Resuscitative phase
Acute or intermediate phase
___ of all admissions are from fires or flames. - Answers 43%.
Typically patients are 5 years old and older
___ of all admissions are from scalding injuries. - Answers 34%.
Typically patients under 5 years old.
Most burns occur in ____ - Answers home
____ and ____ are at high risk for burn injuries. - Answers Young children; elderly
Nurses must play an active rule in the prevention of burn injuries by... - Answers Teaching prevention
concepts and promoting safety legislation.
Factors to Consider in Determining Burn Depth - Answers How the injury occurred
Causative agent
Temperature of agent
Duration of contact with the agent
Thickness of the skin
Causes of Burns - Answers Thermal
Radiation
Chemical
Electrical
Smoke and inhalation injury
Classifications of Burns - Answers Superficial (1st Degree)
Partial-thickness (2nd Degree)
Superficial or Deep
Full thickness (3rd Degree)
Fourth Degree
Minor/Moderate/Major Burns
, Methods to Estimate Total Body Surface Area Burned - Answers Rule of Nines
Palm Method
Lund Browder Method
Goals Related to Burns - Answers Prevention!
Institution of lifesaving measures for the severely burned person.
Priorities: airway, circulation (fluid status/imbalances), monitor and prevent complications, pain.
Prevention of disability and disfigurement through early specialized and individualized care (contracture
prevention).
Rehabilitation through reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation programs.
Healing Process of a Burn - Answers Inflammation- begins immediately when burn occurs.
Proliferation- begins 2-3 days post burn (granulation tissue begins)
Remodeling- may last for years
Burns less than 20% TBSA produce a primarily ... - Answers local response
Burns more than 20% may produce a local and systemic response and are considered ... - Answers major
burns
The greatest fluid volume leak occurs in the first... - Answers 24-36 hours
Managing Fluid Status - Answers Maintain heart rate less than 110
Maintain urine output
Maintain serum sodium at near-normal levels
Various types of formulas used for fluid resuscitation: Consensus, Evans, Brooke Army, Parkland Baxter
(Common), Hypertonic saline
Formulas specify the volume of fluid to infuse over the first 24 hours from time of burn injury, with ___
infused during the first 8 hours, followed by the remaining __ during the next 16 hours. - Answers 50%;
50%
How often should a patient's urine output, heart rate, and blood pressure be evaluated - Answers Every
hour
Phases of Burn Injury - Answers Emergent or Resuscitative phase
Acute or intermediate phase
