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Which hourly amount of intravenous fluid should the nurse administer to a 75-kg patient
with a significant electrical burn?
A. 562 mL/hour
B. 844 mL/hour
C. 1,500 mL/hour
D. 3,000 mL/hour - ANSWER C
Which type of burn wound involves complete dermal tissue loss and requires skin
grafting?
A. Superficial burn
B. Superficial partial-thickness burn
C. Deep partial-thickness burn
D. Full-thickness burn - ANSWER C
A scald burn is most likely to result from which mechanism?
A. Propane tank explosion
B. Clothing ignited by fire
C. Touching a wood-burning stove
D. Exposure to water at 140°F (60°C) - ANSWER D
During combustion, which material can cause cyanide poisoning?
A. Leather
B. Wood
C. Brick
D. Glass - ANSWER A
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is indicated for which patient?
A. A patient who was burned while smoking in bed
B. A fisherman who was struck by lightning
C. A cook whose clothing ignited
D. A toddler with cyanide poisoning - ANSWER B
, To calculate the percentage of body surface area for a pediatric burn victim, the nurse
should make which adjustment when estimating a lower extremity burn?
A. Add 0.5% to each extremity for each year of age through age 10.
B. Subtract 0.5% for each year of age through age 10.
C. Add 1% for each year of age through age 10.
D. Subtract 1% for each year of age through age 10. - ANSWER A
For a patient with a minor thermal burn, the nurse should be prepared to perform which
intervention?
A. Aspirate blisters before dressing the wound.
B. Clean the wounds with a skin disinfectant.
C. Apply bacitracin (Bacitracin) to the wound before applying a dressing.
D. Apply mafenide acetate (Sulfamylon) solution to areas of ruptured blisters. -
ANSWER C
or a patient with a chemical burn wound, the nurse should perform which intervention?
A. Initially remove dry chemicals with a wet washcloth.
B. Irrigate the wound with the appropriate antidote.
C. Rinse unburned areas adjacent to the burned area.
D. After irrigation, dispose of irrigation fluids in the drainage system. - ANSWER C
Which sign or symptom is a characteristic of carbon monoxide poisoning?
A. Cyanosis
B. Headache
C. Bradypnea
D. Bradycardia - ANSWER B
Using the Parkland formula (4 mL/kg/% total body surface area), the nurse should
initially administer which amount of fluid hourly to a 75-kg patient with burns over 40% of
the total body surface area?
A. 500 mL/hour
B. 600 mL/hour
C. 750 mL/hour
D. 1,200 mL/hour - ANSWER C
According to the American Burn Association's classification of injury severity, deep,
partial-thickness burns over what percentage of the total body surface area is