Chapter 57- Management of Patients With Burn Injury
Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition
Chapter 57: Management of Patients With Burn Injury
1. Which of the following terms refers to a graft derived from one part of a patient's body and
used on another part of a different patient's body?
A) Allograft
B) Homograft
C) Heterograft
D) Autograft
Ans: B
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-1
Cognitive Categories: Knowledge
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: 5
Feedback: Homografts are grafts derived from one person's body and used on another part of a
different person's body.
2. When an emergency nurse learns that a patient has suffered injury from a scald from a
hot kettle, the nurse anticipates which depth of burn?
A) Deep partial thickness
B) Superficial partial thickness
C) Full thickness
D) Third degree
Ans: A
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-1
Cognitive Categories: Comprehension
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: 2
Feedback: A deep partial thickness burn is similar to a second-degree burn and is associated with
scalds and flash flames.
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3. A 14-year-old girl has a sunburn to her shoulders. The shoulders are red and blanch with
pressure. This is classified as which of the following?
A) Superficial partial thickness
B) Deep partial thickness
C) Full-thickness
D) Scald
Ans: A
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-4
Cognitive Categories: Application
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: 2
Feedback: A superficial partial thickness is a first-degree burn with redness that blanches with
pressure.
4. A patient has suffered a full-thickness burn from an electrical injury to the right hand. The
patient's injury:
A) Will heal in 1 week
B) Will heal in 2 to 4 weeks
C) May result in loss of fingers
D) Will not require skin grafting
Ans: C
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-4
Cognitive Categories: Analysis
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: 5
Feedback: The recuperative course of a full-thickness burn may result in loss of digits.
5. Which of the following problems is a priority in the patient who has been burned and
suffered smoke inhalation?
A) Pain
B) Fluid balance
C) Anxiety and fear
D) Airway management
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Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition
Chapter 57: Management of Patients With Burn Injury
1. Which of the following terms refers to a graft derived from one part of a patient's body and
used on another part of a different patient's body?
A) Allograft
B) Homograft
C) Heterograft
D) Autograft
Ans: B
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-1
Cognitive Categories: Knowledge
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: 5
Feedback: Homografts are grafts derived from one person's body and used on another part of a
different person's body.
2. When an emergency nurse learns that a patient has suffered injury from a scald from a
hot kettle, the nurse anticipates which depth of burn?
A) Deep partial thickness
B) Superficial partial thickness
C) Full thickness
D) Third degree
Ans: A
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-1
Cognitive Categories: Comprehension
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: 2
Feedback: A deep partial thickness burn is similar to a second-degree burn and is associated with
scalds and flash flames.
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, Chapter 57- Management of Patients With Burn Injury
3. A 14-year-old girl has a sunburn to her shoulders. The shoulders are red and blanch with
pressure. This is classified as which of the following?
A) Superficial partial thickness
B) Deep partial thickness
C) Full-thickness
D) Scald
Ans: A
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-4
Cognitive Categories: Application
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: 2
Feedback: A superficial partial thickness is a first-degree burn with redness that blanches with
pressure.
4. A patient has suffered a full-thickness burn from an electrical injury to the right hand. The
patient's injury:
A) Will heal in 1 week
B) Will heal in 2 to 4 weeks
C) May result in loss of fingers
D) Will not require skin grafting
Ans: C
Chapter: 57
Client Needs: IV-4
Cognitive Categories: Analysis
Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: 5
Feedback: The recuperative course of a full-thickness burn may result in loss of digits.
5. Which of the following problems is a priority in the patient who has been burned and
suffered smoke inhalation?
A) Pain
B) Fluid balance
C) Anxiety and fear
D) Airway management
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