A client is admitted to the emergency department with burns…
A client is admitted to the emergency department with burns to the entire left arm and the anterior trunk after a house fire. The practical nurse uses the Rule of Nines to estimate the total body surface area (TBSA) burned. Using the Rule of Nines, what percentage of the client’s body is burned?
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A client with extensive thermal burns is admitted to the emergency department. The health care provider prescribes intravenous fluid resuscitation. Which IV fluid would the practical nurse expect to administer first for a client with major burns?
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