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1 Which type of fluid should the nurse expect to prepare and administer as fluid resuscitation during the emergent phase of burn recovery?
A Colloids
B Crystalloids
C Fresh-frozen plasma
D Packed red blood cells

Answer: Crystalloids
2 The client with a dressing covering the neck is experiencing some respiratory difficulty. What is the nurse’s best first action?
A Administer oxygen.
B Loosen the dressing.
C Notify the emergency team.
D Document the observation as the only action

Answer: Loosen the dressing.
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3 The client who experienced an inhalation injury 6 hours ago has been wheezing. When the client is assessed, wheezes are no longer heard. What is the nurse’s best action?
A Raise the head of the bed.
B Notify the emergency team.
C Loosen the dressings on the chest.
D Document the findings as the only action

Answer: Notify the emergency team.
4 Ten hours after the client with 50% burns is admitted, her blood glucose level is 90 mg/dL. What is the nurse’s best action?
A Notify the emergency team.
B Document the finding as the only action.
C Ask the client if anyone in her family has diabetes mellitus.
D Slow the intravenous infusion of dextrose 5% in Ringer’s lactate.

Answer: Document the finding as the only action.
5 On admission to the emergency department the burned client’s blood pressure is 90/60, with an apical pulse rate of 122. These findings are an expected result of what thermal injury–related response?
A Fluid shift
B Intense pain
C Hemorrhage
D Carbon monoxide poisoning

Answer: Fluid shift
6 Twelve hours after the client was initially burned, bowel sounds are absent in all four abdominal quadrants. What is the nurse’s best action?
A Reposition the client onto the right side.
B Document the finding as the only action.
C Notify the emergency team.
D Increase the IV flow rate

Answer: Document the finding as the only action.
7 Which clinical manifestation indicates that the burned client is moving into the fluid remobilization phase of recovery?
A Increased urine output, decreased urine specific gravity
B Increased peripheral edema, decreased blood pressure
C Decreased peripheral pulses, slow capillary refill
D Decreased serum sodium level, increased hematocrit

Answer: Increased urine output, decreased urine specific gravity
8 What is the priority nursing diagnosis during the first 24 hours for a client with full-thickness chemical burns on the anterior neck, chest, and all surfaces of the left arm?
A Risk for Ineffective Breathing Pattern
B Decreased Tissue Perfusion
C Risk for Disuse Syndrome
D Disturbed Body Image

Answer: Risk for Disuse Syndrome
9 All of the following laboratory test results on a burned client’s blood are present during the emergent phase. Which result should the nurse report to the physician immediately?
A Serum sodium elevated to 131 mmol/L (mEq/L)
B Serum potassium 7.5 mmol/L (mEq/L)
C Arterial pH is 7.32
D Hematocrit is 52%

Answer: Serum potassium 7.5 mmol/L (mEq/L)
10 The client has experienced an electrical injury, with the entrance site on the left hand and the exit site on the left foot. What are the priority assessment data to obtain from this client on admission?
A Airway patency
B Heart rate and rhythm
C Orientation to time, place, and person
D Current range of motion in all extremities

Answer: Heart rate and rhythm
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