NSG 233 MED SURG 3 EXAM 4 EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS 100%
CORRECT
◉ NAME THAT BURN!
- Entire epidermis and part of dermis
- Blisters
- Wet & weeping
- Mild edema. Answer: Superficial partial thickness
◉ NAME THAT BURN!
- Entire epidermis and deep dermis
- Blisters
- Dry & waxy
- Cherry red
- Mottled or pale center. Answer: Deep partial thickness
◉ NAME THAT BURN!
- Epidermis & dermis obliterated
- Extends to subcutaneous, muscle, and bone
- Dry and leathery eschar
,- No pain at center
- Will not heal on its own. Answer: Full thickness
◉ What kind of burn is more complex in their injuries and care?.
Answer: Electrical burns
◉ What is the Parkland formula?. Answer: A formula for calculating
fluid resuscitation rates
(2-4mL) x body weight in kg x TBSA = 24hr
1/2 of fluid in 8hr, other 1/2 in 16hr
◉ What is the Rule of Nines?. Answer: A way to determine the extent
of burns
Head: 9%
Torso: 18%
Back: 18%
Each arm: 9%
Each leg: 18%
Genital area: 1%
, ◉ What is the priority care for burns?. Answer: 1. Stop the burn
process
2. Airway management
3. Fluid resuscitation
3. Prevent hypothermia
◉ How does fluid in the body change when the body has a major
burn?. Answer: Fluid shifts out of the intravascular space and blood
gets more viscous
◉ What is a response to burns that ALL patients with extensive
burns experience?. Answer: Systemic Inflammatory Response
Syndrome (SIRS), a massive inflammation response, not an
infection!
- Sometimes it progresses to sepsis
◉ What is the difference between an escharotomy and a
fasciotomy?. Answer: An escharotomy you cut through escar to
release pressure to allow lung expansion and only goes down
through subcutaneous fat
A fasciotomy you cut down into the muscle fascia to release the
pressure from compartment syndrome
TEST 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS 100%
CORRECT
◉ NAME THAT BURN!
- Entire epidermis and part of dermis
- Blisters
- Wet & weeping
- Mild edema. Answer: Superficial partial thickness
◉ NAME THAT BURN!
- Entire epidermis and deep dermis
- Blisters
- Dry & waxy
- Cherry red
- Mottled or pale center. Answer: Deep partial thickness
◉ NAME THAT BURN!
- Epidermis & dermis obliterated
- Extends to subcutaneous, muscle, and bone
- Dry and leathery eschar
,- No pain at center
- Will not heal on its own. Answer: Full thickness
◉ What kind of burn is more complex in their injuries and care?.
Answer: Electrical burns
◉ What is the Parkland formula?. Answer: A formula for calculating
fluid resuscitation rates
(2-4mL) x body weight in kg x TBSA = 24hr
1/2 of fluid in 8hr, other 1/2 in 16hr
◉ What is the Rule of Nines?. Answer: A way to determine the extent
of burns
Head: 9%
Torso: 18%
Back: 18%
Each arm: 9%
Each leg: 18%
Genital area: 1%
, ◉ What is the priority care for burns?. Answer: 1. Stop the burn
process
2. Airway management
3. Fluid resuscitation
3. Prevent hypothermia
◉ How does fluid in the body change when the body has a major
burn?. Answer: Fluid shifts out of the intravascular space and blood
gets more viscous
◉ What is a response to burns that ALL patients with extensive
burns experience?. Answer: Systemic Inflammatory Response
Syndrome (SIRS), a massive inflammation response, not an
infection!
- Sometimes it progresses to sepsis
◉ What is the difference between an escharotomy and a
fasciotomy?. Answer: An escharotomy you cut through escar to
release pressure to allow lung expansion and only goes down
through subcutaneous fat
A fasciotomy you cut down into the muscle fascia to release the
pressure from compartment syndrome
