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• A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with

severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate?a."large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation"

• " I can call the doctor back here if you want me to"
• "a piece of skin will be removed and grafted over the burned area"
• "dead tissue will be surgically removed" - Correct Answer a."large incisions will be made in the eschar

to improve circulation" A nurse is monitoring the fluid replacement of a client who has sustained burns.Which of the following fluids is used in the first 24 hours following a burn injury?

• 5% dextrose in water
• 5% dextrose in normal saline
• normal saline
• lactated ringers - Correct Answer d. lactated ringers

A nurse is caring for a client who has full-thickness burns all over 75% of his body. Which of the following methods is appropriate to accurately monitor the cardiovascular system?

• auscultate cuff blood pressure
• palpate pulse pressure
• obtain a central venous pressure
• monitor the pulmonary artery pressure - Correct Answer c. obtain a central venous pressure
• A nurse is assessing the depth and extent of a client who has severe burns to the

face, neck, and upper extremities. Which of the following factors is the first priority 1 / 3

when assessing the severity of the burn?

• Age of the client
• Associated medical history
• Location of the burn
• Cause of the burn - Correct Answer d. Cause of the burn

A client arrives at the emergency dept following an explosion at the chemical plant. He has deep partial and full-thickness chemical burns over more than 25 % of his body surface area. What is the nurse's priority intervention?

• Initiate fluid resuscitation
• Medication for pain
• Administer antibiotics
• Maintain a patent airway - Correct Answer d. Maintain a patent airway

A nurse is caring for a client who came the emergency dept reporting chest pain.The provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While waiting for the laboratory to report the client's troponin levels, the client asks what this blood test will show.The nurse should explain that troponin is

• An enzyme that indicates damage to brain, heart, and skeletal muscle

tissues

• A protein whose levels reflect the risk for coronary artery disease
• A heart muscle protein that appears in the bloodstream when there is

damage to the heart

• A protein that helps transport oxygen throughout the body - Correct Answer c. A heart muscle protein

that appears in the bloodstream when there is damage to the heart A nurse is assessing a client who has disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which of the following should the nurse expect in the findings? 2 / 3

• Excessive thrombosis and bleeding
• Progressive increase in platelet production
• Immediate sodium and fluid retention
• Increased clotting factors - Correct Answer d. Increased clotting factors

A nurse is about to administer warfarin (Coumadin) to a client who has atrial fibrillation. When the client asks what his medication will do, which of the following is an appropriate nursing response?

• It helps convert atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm
• Is dissolves clots in the bloodstream
• It slows the response of the ventricles to the fast atrial impulses
• It prevents strokes in clients who have atrial fibrillation - Correct Answer d. It prevents strokes in

clients who have atrial fibrillation A nurse in a cardiac care unit is caring for a client with acute heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

• Decreased brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
• Elevated central venous pressure (CVP)
• Decreased pulmonary pressure
• Increases urinary outpu - Correct Answer b. Elevated central venous pressure (CVP)

A client comes into the ED reporting nausea and vomiting that worsens when lying down and without relief from antacids. The provider suspects acute pancreatitis. Which of the following lab test results should the nurse expect to see if the client has acute pancreatitis?

• Decreased WBC
• Increased serum amylase
• Decreased serum lipase
• Increased serum calcium - Correct Answer b. Increased serum amylase
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