The nurse should avoid giving clients with burns anything by mouth in the first 48 hours after the burn because the client may develop:

What are 3 keys to maintaining good skin integrity and preventing breakdown?

The client has extensive burns to his trunk and legs. The patient has developed eschar following the burn. The nurse knows that which of the following are signs of complications related to the development of eschar? Select all that apply.

The nurse is reviewing lab results of a client who was admitted for burns to 60% of his body. During the early phase of burn care, the nurse should assess the client for which of the following?

A new nurse asks an experienced nurse during a child’s dressing change, after the child had a skin graft, notes why the skin appears lattice-like and not smooth like the unburned areas of the child’s body. Which is the experienced nurse’s best response?

A nurse is preparing to administer morphine to a client who reports severe pain following a burn injury. Which of the following are adverse effects of morphine sulfate? Select all that apply.

The purpose of a wet-to-dry dressing is to:

A patient was placed in restraints for 2 hours in order to help manage impulsive, destructive, unsafe behavior. Which statement made by the charge nurse during a meeting to discuss the incident shows an understanding of the need to use restraints only as a last resort?

The nurse is selecting a dressing for the client’s wound. Which of the following are characteristics of an ideal dressing? Select all that apply.

Match the description of the patient and the associated wound with the appropriate level of healability of the wound.