NUR 280 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024 REVISION GUIDE

1. While assessing a client, a nurse find that the client has superficial burns. Which treatment does the nurse anticipate to be beneficial for this client? a. intravenous fluids b. analgesics c. topical antibiotics d. tetanus booster - 2. While assessing a client, a nurse finds that the skin on the wrist appears pearl-pink, wet, and blistered. On further assessment, the nurse finds that the client's dermis is exposed, extremely tender, and painful due to scalds. What does the nurse infer from these findings? a. the client has full thickness burns b. the client has superficial burns c. the client has deep partial thickness burns d. the client has superficial partial thickness burns - d. the client has superficial partial thickness burns 3. While assessing a child, a nurse finds a characteristic gray coloring on 30% of the total body surface area (TBSA). On communicating with the parent, the nurse finds that the child has ingested toilet bowl cleaner accidentally. Which condition does the nurse expect in the child? a. electrical burns b. thermal burns c. chemical burns d. radiation burns - c. chemical burns 4. which zone exhibits the greatest degree of thermal injury within the skin? a. zone of coagulation b. zone of stasis c. all of the above d. zone of hyperemia - a. zone of coagulation 5. while caring for a client after a thermal injury a nurse finds that the client is showing signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia. which is the most important nursing intervention for this client? a. elevating the head of the clients bed immediately b. monoriting continuously through electrocardiogm