1. A nurse is caring for a burn client who has sustained thoracic burns and smoke
inhalation and is risk for impaired gas exchange. The nurse avoids which action in
caring for this client?
a. repositioning the client from side to side every 2 hours
b. maintaining the client in a supine position with the head of the bed elevated
c. suctioning the airway as needed
d. providing humidified oxygen as prescribed
2. A client sustains a burn injury to the entire right arm, entire right leg, and
anterior thorax. According to the rule of nine’s the nurse determines that what body
percent was injured?
Answer: 72%
3. A nurse assesses a burn injury and determines that the client sustained a fullthickness fourth-degree burn if which of the following is noted at the site of injury?
a. a wet shiny weeping wound surface
b. a dry wound surface
c. charring at the wound site
d. blisters
4. A client is brought to the emergency room following a burn injury. In assessment
the nurse notes that the client’s eyebrow and nasal hairs are singed. The nurse
would identify this type of burn as:
a. thermal
b. electrical
c. radiation
d. chemical
5. A nurse assesses the carbon monoxide level of a client following a burn injury and
notes that the level is 8%. Based on this level, which finding would the nurse expect
to note during the assessment of the client?
a. tachycardia
b. tachypnea
c. coma
d. impaired visual acuity
6. A nurse assesses the client’s burn injury and determines that the client sustained a
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