The intensive care unit (ICU) burn nurse is developing a nursing care plan for a client with severe full-thickness and deep partial-thickness burns over half the body. Which client problem has priority?
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Question 2 of 45
The client is being discharged after being in the burn unit for six (6) weeks. Which strategies should the nurse identify to promote the client’s mental health?
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Question 3 of 45
The wound care nurse documented a client’s pressure ulcers on admission as 3.3 cm × 4 cm stage II on the coccyx. Which information would alert the nurse that the client’s pressure ulcer is getting worse?
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Question 4 of 45
The client diagnosed with stage IV infected pressure ulcers on the coccyx is scheduled for a fecal diversion operation. The nurse knows that client teaching has been effective when the client makes which statement?
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Question 5 of 45
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with squamous cell skin cancer and writes a psychosocial problem of 'fear.' Which nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care?
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