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1. When assessing a patient who spilled hot oil on the right leg and foot, the
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nurse notes that the skin is dry, pale, hard skin. The patient states that the
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burn is not painful. What term would the nurse use to document the burn d
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e area is painless because of the associated nerve destruction. Erythema, swe
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lling, and blisters point to a deep partial-thickness burn.
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thickness burns, the area is red, but no blisters are present. First-
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degree burns exhibit erythema, blanching, and pain.
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2. On admission to the burn unit, a patient with an approximate 25% total
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body surface area (TBSA) burn has the following initial laboratory results:
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m Hct 58%, Hgb 18.2 mg/dL (172 g/L), serum K+ 4.9 mEq/L (4.8 mmol/L),
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b. Continue to monitor the laboratory results.
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c. Increase the rate of the ordered IV solution.
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d. Type and crossmatch for a blood transfusion.
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The patients laboratory data show hemoconcentration, which may lead to a
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m decrease in blood flow to the microcirculation unless fluid intake is increas
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ed. Because the hematocrit and hemoglobin are elevated, a transfusion is in
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appropriate, although transfusions may be needed after the emergent phase
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once the patients fluid balance has been restored. On admission to a burn u
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nit, the urine output would be monitored more often than every 4 hours; lik
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ely every1 hour.
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3. A patient is admitted to the burn unit with burns to the head, face, and h
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ands. Initially, wheezes are heard, but an hour later, the lung sounds are d
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