1. Which patient should be seen first?

NUR 254 Burns

• Which patient should be seen first?
• 23 year old male with 1st degree burns on his shoulders and chest
• 43 year old female who received second degree burns to both arms
• 65 year old who has third degree burns on his right leg
• 34 year old who received an electrical shock that resulted in a small area of 2nd degree burns

on the chest and back

Answer 4

• Evaluate the body surface area of burns for the following

Answer

34 year old male with 1st degree burns on the entire left leg, 2nd degree burns over the entire chest and abdomen, and 3rd degree burns on the entire right arm.

Total

27% (chest-9, abdomen-9, right arm-9)

• A 23 year old complains of generalized skin pain that is relieved with tylenol and aloe vera.

Which level of burn does this patient have?

• first degree
• second degree
• third degree
• fourth degree

Answer 1

• A 42 year old is brought to the ED following a house fire. The patient has large blisters on

both arms and complains of intense, 10/10 pain. The patient's burn is likely

• first degree
• second degree
• third degree 1 / 2

• fourth degree

Answer 2

• A patient is brought to the ED with burns from a chemical plant leak. Which of the following

is likely going to be the first treatment?

• administering TPN
• providing IM pain meds
• securing a PICC line
• washing the patient's skin to remove the chemical

Answer 4

• A 27 year old is brought to the burn unit after attempting to start a bonfire with gasoline.

The patient's burned areas are dry and yellow colored. The patient refuses pain medication, saying that it isn't that bad.What type of burns does this patient have?

• first degree
• second degree
• third degree
• fourth degree

Answer 3

• True or False

second degree burns almost always involve skin grafts Answer false

• The nurse stops at the scene of a car accident where one of the vehicles has caught fire. Two

bystanders have pulled a person from the car and the nurse is assessing their wounds. The person's legs are blackened with no blisters or weeping. The nurse knows that this patient has

• first degree
• second degree
• third degree
• / 2