The nurse is caring for a client who weighs 196 pounds (89.1…
The nurse is caring for a client who weighs 196 pounds (89.1 kg) and full thickness burns covering approximately 38% of their Body Surface Area (BSA). Using the Parkland formula of 4mL/kg/% burn, the nurse would calculate the first 8 hours of fluid as (Give answer to the tenths place, do not round): _______ The second 8 hours as (Give answer to the tenths place, do not round): _______ The third 8 hours (Give answer to the tenths place, do not round): _______
Read DetailsGlucose 648 mg/dL pH 7.10 PaCO2 20 mm Hg PaO2 95…
Glucose 648 mg/dL pH 7.10 PaCO2 20 mm Hg PaO2 95 mm Hg HCO3- 5 Na+ 127 mEq/L K+ 3.4 mEq/L BUN 35 Creatinine 1.8 mg/dL The client with a history of type 1 diabetes is found unconscious. The client has the listed labs above. QUESTION: After the client’s airway and ventilation have been established, the next priority for this client is administration of which of the following treatments?
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A 5 year old is brought into the emergency department by their mother with bilateral lower extremity deep partial thickness burns that occurred approximately 15 minutes ago. Which of the following is the priority nursing intervention for this client?
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The nurse is teaching a nursing student about the identifying burns and would know when understanding has been achieved when the nursing student states the following picture is: _______ As soon as the teaching is completed, a 15 year old burn client has been rushed to the emergency room. Based upon the picture identified in part one of this question, the student nurse would estimate the burn injury as how much of the body surface area? (you will have 3% window of correctness, AND only calculate what you can see in the image) _______
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The client in the picture below was driven to the emergency room by her husband after she sustained facial burns from a gas stove burner malfunction. The nurse should prepare to perform which of the following interventions first?
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