Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Burns

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Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Burns

Question 1:

A person receives a burn to their skin from a cleaning detergent. What type of burn is this considered?

A) Thermal

B) Radiation

C) Chemical

D) Electrical

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Question 2:

When assessing a patient’s burn, it has blisters and is very painful. How would this burn be classified?

A) Superficial

B) Superficial Partial Thickness

C) Deep Partial Thickness

D) Full Thickness

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Question 3:

A sunburn without blistering is classified as what type of burn?

A) Thermal and superficial

B) Thermal and superficial partial thickness

C) Radiation and superficial

D) Radiation and superficial partial thickness

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Question 4:

A patient’s burn is assessed and considered to be full thickness. How would this burn be described?

A) Red and blanchable with pressure

B) Pink and dry

C) Yellow and dry

D) Black and leathery

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Question 5:

When considering the zones of burn injury, which is the zone where tissue is most viable?

A) Zone of healing

B) Zone of coagulation

C) Zone of hyperemia

D) Zone of stasis

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Question 6:

Which patient would most likely need immediate consultation and transfer to a burn center?

A) A patient with several superficial burns

B) A patient with a large, full-thickness burn

C) A patient with a low-voltage electrical burn

D) A patient with partial thickness burns covering 5% of their total body surface area

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Question 7:

The healthcare team is initially assessing a patient with severe burns. Which area would the team assess and address first?

A) Breathing

B) Airway

C) Circulation

D) Exposure

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Question 8:

A patient is being assessed for signs of a potential smoke inhalation injury. Which is a common sign?

A) Hypoxia

B) Blistering of the mouth

C) Hoarse voice

D) All of the above

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Question 9:

A patient is receiving rapid fluid resuscitation for a severe burn injury. Which parameter(s) should the nurse monitor closely to assess the patient’s fluid volume status?

A) Urinary output

B) Central venous pressure

C) Oxygen Saturation

D) A & B

E) A & C

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Question 10:

Which initial blood test is always ordered on patients with moderate and severe burn injuries?

A) Lactate levels

B) Carboxyhemoglobin levels

C) Arterial blood gases

D) Creatine kinase levels

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Question 11:

Which lab level is typically ordered to assess for cyanide poisoning?

A) Complete blood count

B) Basic metabolic panel

C) Lactate levels

D) Creatine kinase levels

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Question 12:

Which IV medication is often used as a sedative and analgesic and is used to wean patients from opioids?

A) Dexmedetomidine

B) Fentanyl

C) Propofol

D) Midazolam

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Question 13:

Prophylactic antibiotics are often ordered for patients with burn injuries to prevent infection.

A) True

B) False

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Question 14:

Patients with burns need extra nutritional support. Which type of diet promotes wound and burn healing?

A) Low protein

B) High carbohydrate

C) Low sodium

D) High protein

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Question 15:

Deep burns often require a surgical escharotomy and skin grafting.

A) True

B) False

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