Med/surg 2 Exam (Quiz) 2
Burns and trauma
1) An emergency room nurse assesses a client who was rescued from a home fire. The client
suddenly develops a loud, brassy cough. Which action should the nurse take first?
Ans: Apply oxygen and continuous pulse oximetry
2) Nurse prepares to administer intravenous cimetidine (Tagamet) to a client who has a new burn
injury. The client asks why am I taking this medication How should the nurse respond.
Ans: it helps prevent stomach ulcers, which are common after burns.
3) Nurse reviews laboratory results for a client who was burned 24 hours ago. Which laboratory
result should the nurse report to the health care provider immediately?
Ans: serum potassium 6.5 mEq/L
4) Nurse cares for a client who has burn injuries. Client wife asks when will his high risk for infection
decrease? How should nurse respond?
Ans: When all of his burn wounds have closed.
5) Nurse administers topical gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin) to a clients burn injury. Which lab
value should nurse monitor while client is prescribed this therapy?
Ans: Creatinine
6) Nurse cares for client with burn injuries. Which intervention should nurse implement to reduce
clients pain?
Ans: administer prescribed intravenous morphine sulfate
7) Mr Blackburn experienced burns to anterior torso and bilateral upper extremities on anterior
and posterior portions. HR 110 bpm (other vital signs I can’t remember). Mr blackburn is taken
to a:
Ans: level one trauma center
8) RN is calculating IV fluid replacement for Mr BlackBurn with the following information:
Ans: The teacher threw this question out for us because this question was the second question
before having the backstory (number 7) so I am not sure what the actual answer is.
9) Nurse assess client admitted with deep-partial thickness and full-thickness burns on the face,
arms, and chest. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a potential complication?
Ans: urine output of 20 mL/hr
Shock
10) A student is caring for a client who suffered massive blood loss after trauma. How does the
student correlate the blood loss with the clients mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
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Burns and trauma
1) An emergency room nurse assesses a client who was rescued from a home fire. The client
suddenly develops a loud, brassy cough. Which action should the nurse take first?
Ans: Apply oxygen and continuous pulse oximetry
2) Nurse prepares to administer intravenous cimetidine (Tagamet) to a client who has a new burn
injury. The client asks why am I taking this medication How should the nurse respond.
Ans: it helps prevent stomach ulcers, which are common after burns.
3) Nurse reviews laboratory results for a client who was burned 24 hours ago. Which laboratory
result should the nurse report to the health care provider immediately?
Ans: serum potassium 6.5 mEq/L
4) Nurse cares for a client who has burn injuries. Client wife asks when will his high risk for infection
decrease? How should nurse respond?
Ans: When all of his burn wounds have closed.
5) Nurse administers topical gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin) to a clients burn injury. Which lab
value should nurse monitor while client is prescribed this therapy?
Ans: Creatinine
6) Nurse cares for client with burn injuries. Which intervention should nurse implement to reduce
clients pain?
Ans: administer prescribed intravenous morphine sulfate
7) Mr Blackburn experienced burns to anterior torso and bilateral upper extremities on anterior
and posterior portions. HR 110 bpm (other vital signs I can’t remember). Mr blackburn is taken
to a:
Ans: level one trauma center
8) RN is calculating IV fluid replacement for Mr BlackBurn with the following information:
Ans: The teacher threw this question out for us because this question was the second question
before having the backstory (number 7) so I am not sure what the actual answer is.
9) Nurse assess client admitted with deep-partial thickness and full-thickness burns on the face,
arms, and chest. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a potential complication?
Ans: urine output of 20 mL/hr
Shock
10) A student is caring for a client who suffered massive blood loss after trauma. How does the
student correlate the blood loss with the clients mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
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