NUR 254 Burns

NUR 254 Burns
1. Which patient should be seen first?
1. 23 year old male with 1st degree burns on his shoulders and chest
2. 43 year old female who received second degree burns to both arms
3. 65 year old who has third degree burns on his right leg
4. 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
2. 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)
3. A 23 year old complains of generalized skin pain that isrelieved with tylenol and aloe vera.
Which level of burn does this patient have?
1. first degree
2. second degree
3. third degree
4. fourth degree
Answer
1
4. A 42 year old is brought to the ED following a house fire.The patient has large blisters on
both arms and complains ofintense, 10/10 pain. The patient's burn is likely
1. first degree
2. second degree
3. third degree