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Your patient excreted 1700 mL of urine, 400 mL through the skin and 600 mL through the lunks in a 24 hour period. The intake was 1100 mL Your first priority --
A. Have Dr. Place on fluid restriction B. Have patient go on diuretics C. Encourage fluid increase D. Ambulate patient |
C - intake should be 2500 minimum
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Your patient was burned in a tar incident. You know you have to flush with cool water for 15 seconds. The most likely cause of the fire --
A. Electrical power line B. Smoking carlessly C. Bleach D. Heating pad |
C - chemical burn
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The patient got burned by a slow manifesting heating pad incident. He says the burns aren't that bad. You would say --
A. Lower temperatures are not harmful, as long as you don't feel allot of pain B. Lower temperatures can damage tissue when it's exposed over a longer period of time C. Decreased blood flow will occur, but the tissues will remain intact since temperature elevations were minimal D. These burns are more dangerous than high termperature burns -- |
B
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Your patient overheard that his burn was alkaline and not acidic. Your proper response --
A. Yes, acid is more dangerous B. No, Alkaline burns penetrate deeper and are harder to neutralize C. No, Alkaline and acid burns are equally dangerous D. Alkaline can't burn since it has a bicarbonate component |
B
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Your patient endured a deep electrical burn injury. You would expect to assess for --
A. Lack of muscle contractions B. Irregular muscle contractions C. Slow muscle contractions D. Sustained muscular contractions |
D
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Your patient just had a thermal burn. You cover the patient with a clean cloth. You tell your patient this is because --
A. This will help reduce hypothermia B. This will prevent the spread of infection C. This is to protect from the light D. This will help retain fluid balance by insulating the tissues |
A
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Your patient has a chemical burn on her arm and a rr of 23. Your first priority --
A. Cover with blanket B. Raise the head of the bed C. Turn patient on side and drain secretions D. Lavage with water |
D
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Your patient just suffered a burn injury one hour ago. What finding would make you question the charting --
A. Pulse = 104 B. BP = 84/49 C. K+ = 5.8 D. HGB = 8.7 |
C - potassium moves to the interstitial spaces
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Your patient worries about her fluid volume after being burned an hour ago. You tell her --
A. Fluid will shift back in 24-48 hrs B. The receptors that control fluid have been burned. We are trying to compensate C. Your body is reacting to water D. You will see fluid return slowly over the next four days. |
A
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Your patient has a burn that covers more than 40 % of surface area. Your first move --
A. Check pulse B. Auscultate heart sounds C. Assess for gangrene on extremities D. Place patient in chair, sitting upright to help blood flow |
B
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Your patient has a mass infusion of carbon monoxide from a fire. Your first prevention --
A. Assess for circulation damage B. Raise head of the bed C. Administer humidified oxygen D. Give normal oxygen via partial rebreather |
C
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Your patient has a mass infusion of carbon monoxide from a fire. Keep an extra close eye on this lab --
A. Magnesium lvel B. Hemoglobin level C. Hematocrit D. Carboxyhemoglobin level |
D
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Your burn patiennt has a distended abdomen, no flatus, no flatus and absent bowel sounds. Begin --
A. IV feeding B. Dextrose water infusion C. NG tube to left intercostal space D. NG tube over manubrium |
C
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Your patient has a curling stress ulcer. You would monitor for --
A. Eye swelling B. Hematuresis C. Toe gangrene D. Ulceration of nostrils |
B
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Your patient asks how he could be septic from a fire. You say --
A. No blood supply to the gut, bacteria goes to the bloodstream B. We're trying to see if you already had an active infection C. Fumes contain areal toxins that enter the blood D. Your antibodies do night fight off phospherous flames |
A
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Something that would alarm in the cbc report of a burn patient --
A. Hypokalemia B. Myoglobinurea C. Hyponatremia D. Anemia |
B
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Your burn patient has myoglobulinurea. You would note this by --
A. Patient has difficulty urinating B. Voiding sample shows strains of wbc's C. Dilute urine void of electrolytes D. Dark brown urine |
D
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Not a finding you would see on a burn victim --
A. Urine >20 mL in two hours B. Blood sugar = 40 C. Blood in the stool D. Weight gain of 2lbs in one day |
B - blood sugar raises due to release of glycogen stores and stress response
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You would expect to see this in your burn patient --
A. Slow respiration rate due to burned tissue of the lungs B. Decreased urine output C. N/V D. Warm and red extremities |
N/V
Extremities are pale and cool |
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Your patient was burned at 1230 and arrived at the hospital at 1345. You would base fluid volume based on what time --
A. 1200 B. 1230 C. 1345 D. 1400 |
B
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Your patient has burns all over and your highest priority --
A. Fluid infusion B. Ventilation assessment/maintanence C. Stable breathing rate D. Perfusion stats |
B
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Your burn patient is in the emergent phase and yoiu must administer --
A. Lactated ringers B. Nomal saline C. .9 Saline D. Liquid lipids |
A
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Your patient asks why she's receiving lacted ringers for her burns. You tell her ---
A. A body with burns reacts well to this fluid B. Saline would compromise the electrolytes in the body C. Potassium overload is something we are trying to avoid D. This is the fluid that most resembles the balance of electrolytes in bv's |
D
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T/F - NEVER warm lacted ringers before infusion to burn victims --
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F - this will help warm up.
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Patient has burns on the front of the head, front chest and right arm. You would mark --
A. 27% B. 49% C. 74% D. 92% |
A
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Your patient received burns on both legs, front and back and the front and back torso as well. You would mark down --
A. 58% B. 63% C. 72% D. 90% |
C
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Your patient has a RR of 22, Pulse of 106. Preburn weight is 185 lbs, now weighs 189 lbs. Burns are 49%. You would administer _____mL of lactated ringers in the first 8 hours --
A. 5,000 mL B. 8,240.5 mL C. 9,000 mL D. 1012 mL A. |
B
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Patient's weight is 122 lbs. and has 36% burn wounds. Burn took place at 0630 and arrived at 0715. You would administer the second infusion set at --
A. 1430 B. 1525 C. 1600 D. 1729 |
A
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Patient's weight is 122 lbs. and has 36% burn wounds. Burn took place at 0630 and arrived at 0715. Your first dose would be --
A. 2784 mL B. 3993 mL C. 4053 mL D. 5022 mL |
B
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Patient's weight is 122 lbs. and has 36% burn wounds. Burn took place at 0630 and arrived at 0715. Your 1430 dosage would be ____mL of L. Ringers --
A. 1672 B. 1748 C. 1996 D. 2010 |
C
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Your burn patient has 27% burns, weighs 315 lbs. The burn took place at 0500 and arrived at the hospital at 0610. How much would your first dose of lacted ringers be? --
A. 7731 mL B. 8830 mL C. 9494 mL D. 10231 mL |
A
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Your burn patient has 27% burns, weighs 315 lbs. The burn took place at 0500 and arrived at the hospital at 0610. Dosage administrations would be how much (time and dose) --
A. 7731 mL q 8 hrs B. 7731 mL 1300, 7731 at 0200 C. 7731 mL 1200, 3866 mL 0800, 7731 mL at 0300 D. 7731 mL 1300, 3866 at 2100 and 3866 at 0500 |
D
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Your goals to maintain post-burn fluids can be met when --
A. Respirations >20 B. Capillary refill on all C. Voids 30-50 mL per hour D. No jaundiced eyes |
C
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Your burn patient was burned four days ago. This is a finding you would expect to see --
A. Diuresis B. Concentrated, brown urine C. Platelet increase D. Fluid volume deficit |
A
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A finding during the acute stage of a burn that you would not see most likely --
A. Concentrated urine, frequently B. Concentrated, Reduced urine C. Dilute urine, frequently D. Dilute urine, Reduced urine |
D
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During the accute phase, you would expect to see electrolytes --
A. Raise B. Lower C. Stabilize D. None of the above |
B - Due to hemodilution
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You would most likely hear crackles in a burn victims lungs would most likely occur at what point after the accident --
A. 12 hrs B. 16 hrs C. 18 hrs D. 24 hrs |
D
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To rapidly identify infection of a fire wound, you would assess --
A. Temperature B. WBC count C. Wound appearance D. HGB |
C
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surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing --
A. Excision B. Debridement C. Grafting D. Hydrotherapy |
B
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Your patient has a circumferential wound. You would monitor --
A. Capillary refill B. Arterial circulation C. Venous return D. Conciousness |
B
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Your patient has burns on the arms and torso. You treat the wounds on the arms. Your next move before treating the torso --
A. Avoid touching the wound itself B. Put on another pair of gloves C. Use penlight to examine wound D. Chart then perform care on torso |
B
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A xenograff is skin from a --
A. Sibling B. Human cadaver C. Anonymous donor D. Animal |
D
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Your patient is listed as in the rehabilitative stage. You know this began due to --
A. Fluids returning to the circulation B. Potassium shifting in the cell C. Closing of the wound D. Restoration of urine flow |
C
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You can give tetanus in the _____ phase of a burn --
A. Acute B. Acute and emergent C. Emergent and restoration D. Any time during care |
Before rehabilitative phase
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T/F - patients with high carbon monoxide levels will appear cherry red possibly, but still be hypoxic --
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Your patient aks you why he needs fluid, you tell him that --
A. Burns increase thirst mechanism B. Burns destroy blood vessels, which lose volume C. Evaporation through burnd skin is much more rapid from intact D. Smoke destroys the hypothalamus thirst mechanism |
C
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T/F - Activation of vitamin D is totally destroyed with partial and full thickness burns --
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False - just with full
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Your burn patient suffered a sunburn. You would assess it as a --
A. Superficial wound B. Partial Thickness (Superficial) C. Partial thickness (Deep) D. Full thickness (Superficial) E. Full thickness (Deep) |
B
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You assess a wound that has blisters, will not scar a nd has mild edema. You would assess this as --
A. Superficial wound B. Partial Thickness (Superficial) C. Partial thickness (Deep) D. Full thickness (Superficial) E. Full thickness (Deep) |
B
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Burn where no bv's are injured --
A. Superficial wound B. Partial Thickness (Superficial) C. Partial thickness (Deep) D. Full thickness (Superficial) E. Full thickness (Deep) |
A
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True about Deep partial thickness burns --
A. BListers form B. Leathery feel C. Edema under eschar D. Might blanche, might not |
D
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Waxy wound that can be black, white or deep red --
A. Superficial wound B. Partial Thickness (Superficial) C. Partial thickness (Deep) D. Full thickness (Superficial) E. Full thickness (Deep) |
D
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Your patient's burn reached below the fascia and destroyed layers of muscle tissue. You would assess as --
A. Superficial wound B. Partial Thickness (Superficial) C. Partial thickness (Deep) D. Full thickness (Superficial) E. Full thickness (Deep) |
E
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What type of disorder is Fragile X?
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Triple repeat (CGG)n - may show anticipation
X-linked defect affecting methylation and expression of FMR1 gene. Associated with chromosomal breakage. |
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Your patient was just burned. You would be surprised to see --
A. Sodium = 131 B. Potassium = 3.2 C. HGB = 15.3 D. HCT = 49 |
B - Sodium is low. HCT and HGB is raised due to elevated blood osmolraity (concentration). Sodium escapes into third spacing and takes water with it.
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Your patient was burned 48 hours ago. What stat would you find problematic? --
A. Sodium = 131 B. Potassium = 3.2 C. HGB = 15.3 D. HCT = 49 |
None - potassium goes into cells, sodium washes away
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Your burn patient wants to go home 48 hours after burn injury and says her breathing is fine. You say no because --
A. More rest is required for tissue repair B. Lining of trachea nad bronchi may slough up to 72 hrs after, which can narrow lumen and obstruct lower airways. C. Trachea might be infection and it wouldn't manifest yet D. Bronchi might be severed. |
B
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T/F - Burns caused increased specific gravity --
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Your patient had an electrical burn. For arc burn, you would assess the --
A. Hand B. ELbow C. Axilla D. Toes |
C
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T/F - ELectrical burns start on the outside and slowly work their way in --
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F - other way around.
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First priority with your new burn patient --
A. Assess airway B. Keep patient on NPO C. Cover with blanket D. Administer oxygen |
A
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Your patient has a chemical burn with some dry powder chemical resdue on clothing. You would --
A. Wet them to neutralize them B. Brush them off C. Mix with saline, then remove D. Place tape on there to lift off of clothes, then send to lab |
B - never we tthem
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Burn patient is in the emergent phase of a burn injury. YOu should first --
A. Maintain body temp B. Provide emotional support C. Fluid replacement D. Careful wound care |
C - first would be airway, then circulation
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Your patient weighed 110 # before the burn and now weighs 115 %. Her ideal weight is 130 # You would base drug doses on --
A. 115 # B. 130 # C. 110 # |
C
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Your patient has burns on the face, a brassy cough, progressive hoarse voice, drools and has wheezing sounds on exhalation. Your assessment skills tells you your patient --
A. Is about to endure circulatory damage B. Has smoke tinged embers in trachea C. Is about to lose the airway D. Has rickets |
C
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Your patient has burns on the face, a brassy cough, progressive hoarse voice, drools and has wheezing sounds on exhalation. Your first priority is --
A. Apply O2 B. Call rapid response team C. Notify Dr. D. Raise head of the bed |
A then after call rapid response team
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You auscultate your burn patient's lungs and hear wheezing. You would conclude --
A. Infection B. Fatigue C. Obstruction D. Lysis of tissue |
C
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Your burn patient wheezes and then doesn't wheeze. This means that --
A. The partial obstruction has passed nad is getting better B. The kidneys have compensated C. The lungs are compensating D. Impending airway obstruction - get intubation going |
D
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Your patient inahaled steam. You would suspect that the most damage will occur in the --
A. Bronchi B. Upper airway C. Lower airway D. Alveoli |
C
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T/F - ALways have intubation supplies on hand, because the tissues can swell during fluid resusscitation --
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Your patient is now recussitating from hypovolemia and now there is fluid overload. You hear cracles upon auscultation and the patient is short of breath in supine position and dyspnea. You would first --
A. Apply oxygen B. Lift bed to head to 45 degrees C. Apply humidified oxygen D. Call rapid response team |
B
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To assess cardiac status of emergent phase, do all but --
A. Invasive blood monitoring B. Manual blood pressure reading C. Capillary refil D. Pulse oximetry |
B for larger burns on upper extremities
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Your patient has burn wounds at the hip. To avoid contractures, do all but --
A. Prone with lower extremity extended B. Trochanter roll C. Foam wedge along lateral aspect of thigh D. Supine with lower extremity extended |
A
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Patent has burns on the legs. To avoid contractures --
A. Lay legs straight B. Pillow under the knees C. Pillow under the feet D. Pillow between legs |
D
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Your burn patient cannot do range of motion exercises. You would then --
A. Re-schedule B. Assess pain in joint space C. Passive range of motion D. Extend extremities |
C
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Ambulation occurs once --
A. Pain meds actuate B. After fluid shifts have resolved C. once Eschar is removed D. After patient rests |
B
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Your patient has a pressure garment. You teach the patient to wear the pressure garment --
A. 24/7 B. 23 hours a day until the scar tissue is mature C. 21 hours a day until one month ends D. When the grafts heal |
B
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Your patient asks you what silver sulfadiazine does. You say --
A. Prevents bacterial DNA synthesis B. Helps skin regenerate C. Works like aloe vera D. Helps ease burn pain |
A
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Your patient is burned. SIlver sulfadiazine is needed for what kind of burn should it not be used on --
A. Deep partial thickness B. Full thickness C. Superficial |
C
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T/F - Collagenase helps remove eschar, may not be used with barrier dressing and is painless --
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F - all true except it can be used with dressing
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Your burn patient has four family members. This is the one you allow her to see --
A. Two year old daughter B. Grandfather who is healthy, but weak C. Aunt who has the sniffles D. The brother who is the florist who is coming to deliver plants to the hospital room |
B
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Your patient has soft and cheesy eschar. You would need to have this device to debride --
A. Forceps B. Scissors C. Gauze sponge D. Water |
C
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Your patient has 3rd degree full thickness burn. You are ordered to conduct hydrotherapy. You are to was with --
A. Mild soap/Detergent B. Alcohol/Hydrogen Peroxide C. Burn gel D. Aloe vera |
A
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Your patient has loose, noviable tissue. You would need to have this device to debride --
A. Forceps/Scissors B. Gauze sponge C. Water hose D. All the above |
A
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T/F - Cover gauze dressings on patient's extremities with elastic wrap --
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Biologic dressing can be aplied to --
A. Wounds full of eschar B. Wounds free of eschar C. Wounds clean and free of eschar D. Wounds clear, no granulation and no eschar |
C
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You place an amniotic membrane dressing to the wound. You would know that --
A. It takes 20 hours to develop a blood supply B. It takes 10 hours to develop a blood supply C. It must be changed every 20 hrs since it doesn't have a blood supply D. It must be changed every 48 hrs since it doesn't havve a blood supply |
D
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T/F - The wbc count first rises and then drops rapidly with a left shift --
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Your orders are to care for a burn patient. You would question these orders --
A. Half of the fluid volume for 24 hours is given in the first 8 hours B. Use a large bore IV C. Administer a fluid bolus to jumpstart the circulation D. Monitor for elevated potassium and chloride |
C - Do not give a fluid bolus since it can increase capillary pressure and worsen edema
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You are assigned drugs for your patient that was burned three hours ago. You question this on the MAR --
A. Lassix B. Morphine C. Topical antibiotics D. Enalapril |
A - this could actually decrease circulating volume by pulling fluid from bv's to enhance diuresis
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Your patient was burned 12 hours ago near the neck and shows no signs of edema at all. YOu can then --
A. Remove the intubation equipment and raise the head of the bed B. Test for cough, once fine, remove the intubation equipment C. Keep intubation equipment in case patient has anxiety D. Keep intubation eqiupment in case of edema forming |
D - can form hours later
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Your patient had a burn three hours ago. You would expect --
A. Urine output and IV intake rise B. Urine output and IV intake decrease C. Urine output decreases, IV intake rises D. Urine outuput rises, IV intake lowers |
C
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Your patient's urine specific gravity is 1.045 after being burned three hours ago. You interpret this as --
A. Lower concentration of water in the urine B. Higher concentration of the sodium in the serum C. Lowe water count in the renal tubules D. Higher concentration of particles in the urine |
D
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T/F - Releases of cells form uric acid and goes off into the circulation --
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True, this can block the kidneys and cause renal filure (SLUDGE)
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You need a fecal blood sample from a patient. The patient had burns and aks why this is necessary. You then say --
A. THe burns release blood and it flows to the fecal matter B. Ulceration can occur and bleeding can happen in the fecal matter C. Fire becomes blood in the veins when chemicals mix D. Your GI system releases chemicals that cause bleeding int he blood to get rid of infections |
B
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You see lab reports from a burn three hours after it took place and you question this lab value --
A. HGB 10 B. HCT 53 C. N = 130 D. K = 5.9 |
A - HGB, HCT and K are elevated. Sodium is reduced
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You see lab reports from a burn three hours after it took place and you question this lab value --
A. HGB 21 B. HCT 53 C. N = 130 D. K = 2.4 |
D = Potassium elevates
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Your patient suffered partial thickness burns. Which DX is priority --
A. Ineffective breathing pattern B. Decreased cardiac output C. Ineffectie breathing pattern D. Ineffective airway clearance |
D - the patient has to have a patent airway before these can be tended to
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A patient has sloughed material in lungs. This is important to do every hour --
A. Inspect tube placement B. Assess tube patency C. Assess tube contents D. Both A and B E. A, B, and C |
E
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Your burn patient has been assigned deep endotracheal suctioning. To help the patient before, you would administer --
A. Pain medications since this is painful B. Beta blockers, because this procedure increases the heart rate C. Antidiuretics, because suctioning removes allot fluid D. Antipsychotics, because the o2 loss during this procedure induces hallucinations |
A
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Your patient's arterial oxygenation is 54 mm hg. This is an indication for --
A. O2 via nasal cannula B. 02 via partial rebreather C. O2 with a non-rebreather D. Intubation |
D
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Your patient is about to be givven Tracrium to buck the ventalator. You would also administer all but this class of meds --
A. Pain meds B. Antihistamines C. Antianxiety meds D. Sedaties |
B
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Your patient asks why the morphine has to be in the IV and not pill form. You respond by saying --
A. There are problems of absorption from the muscle and stomach B. This method will make you feel better C. The absorption rate works too effectively with pills and you will lose that pain-free feeling fast D. Pain meds swalled can damage the stomach lining after an exposure to burns |
A
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Not a good pca initiative --
A. Give a 5-10 mg bolus of morphine initially B. Periodically lowering the drug level to avoid addictions C. Change in dosing regimens at night D. Evaluating pain levels through the evening |
B
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Your patient has pulmonary edema and is in danger of failing left ventricular function. You would administer --
A. Antidiuretics B. Beta Blockers C. Digoxin D. Morphine |
C - makes the heart contract faster
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T/F - Pao2 means partial pressure of venous oxygen --
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Your burn patient is given positive end - expiratory pressure to augment the decreased lung volume. This will accomplish --
A. Deeper lung capacity B. Better alveolar-capillary exchange C. Less pain upon breathing D. Reduction in dysrhythmia |
B
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You must assess the patient's nureoendocrine make-up during the acute phase. You would most importantly --
A. Record weight and evaluate edema B. Record weight and compare with ideal weight C. Remove dressing and splints and compare this weight to preburn weight D. Weigh and then subtract 3 lbs for water retention |
C
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Your burn patient is in the acute stage and notices edema and ulceration of healthy skin surrounding the burn wound. You would assess for --
A. Heart failure B. Increased 3rd spacing C. Infection D. CHF |
C
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A sign that your patient's burn extends beyond a general area --
A. Ulceration of healthy skin at burn site B. Pale granulation tissue C. Nodular lesions in uninvolved skin D. Tachycardia |
D
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You have four burn patients. You would worry about hepatitis infection with this patient --
A. The patient with a standard wound dressing B. The patient undergoing enzymatic debridement C. Patient with the homograft D. The patient undergoing hydrotheapy |
C - biological dressings promote possible infection
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Your patient needs a frozen homograft. You would first --
A. Warm in a bath of normal saline B. Wipe alcohol all over C. Spray it with lysol D. Dunk it in normal tap water |
A
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What rights must be given to a child during delinquency proceeding? (5)
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[1] written notice of charges;
[2] assistance of counsel; [3] opportunity to confront and cross-X Ws; [4] the right not to testify; [5] the right to have guilt established by proof beyond reasonable doubt. |
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Your patient has a synthetic dressing on the wound. YOu tell them to keep it on for --
A. 10 hours B. 24 hours C. Until feeling is regained in area D. Until it falls off |
D
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You want to avoid removing a dressing to see a wound due to infection possibility. You would then use a --
.A. Synthetic dressing B. Heterograft C. Normal dressing D. Cultured skin |
A
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Your burned child patient needs a tetanus vaccine booster if --
A. More than 5 years have passed since last vaccine B. If the child develops an infection C. The child has not completed the full vaccine series D. Both A and B E. Both A and C |
E
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T/F - Wounds are cultured to identify specific organisms for antibiotic therapy rather than routinely giving prophylactic antibiotic treatment --
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You would give Cimetidine to --
A. Treat burn pain B. Prevent burn stress ulcers C. Prevent extreme eschar D. A blood thinner |
B
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Your patient has a burn on his upper arm. You would assess what pulse --
A. Radial B. Brachial C. Axillary D. Dorsal Pedis |
B or A
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When examining a W, what are examples of objectionable questions?
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[1] Narrative “Tell us everything…”;
[2] Leading (Isn’t it true that the sound you heard was like a pistol shot or was it otherwise?); [3] Leading is permitted in certain situations (HAIRY; Cross-X, preliminary matters; aid W w/ memory, hostile W); [4] Misleading or Compound or Argumentative |
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The doctor says that the burn victim's appearance is waxy white. YOu know you will delaing with --
A. Superficial B. Partial Thickness C. Deep partial thickness D. Full thickness |
D
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Your patient burned both of her legs. You would set the fluid rate at ____ considering she weighs 88 Kg. First 8 hrs fluid dosage --
A. 6336 B. 18,003 C. 12672 D. 830 |
A
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Your patent inhales steam. You would assess --
A. Oral cavity B. Lower airway C. Upper airway D. Larynx |
B
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T/F When a patient first gets burned, hyperkalemia and hypernatriemai occur --
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F - hyponatremia, hyperkalemia
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The nurse suspects the possibility of sepsis in the burn client based on changes in --
a. vital signs b. urinary output c. gastrointestinal function d. burn wound appearance |
D
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Fluid and electrolyte changes that occur during the early emergent phase include... --
a. adherence of albumin to vascular walls b. movement of potassium into cells and out of the vascular space c. movement of water, sodium and plasma proteins into interstitial spaces d. hemolysis of red blood cells from large volumes of rapidly administered fluid |
C
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Nasotracheal or endotracheal intubation is instituted in burn clients who have.. --
a. electrical burns causing cardiac dysrhythmia b. thermal burn injuries to the face, neck, or airway c. symptoms of hypoxia secondary to carbon monoxide poisoning d. respiratory distress due to inelastic eschar formation around the chest |
C
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T/F - Synthetic plasma expanders (Hespan) are use to increase plasma volume and are used as early treatment for hypovolemic shock (Ex. In Jehovah’s witness) --
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True
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You are about to administer a topic antibiotic to your wound victim. You would note that this will be (all except --
A. To be used on fresh graft B. Open to air C. Painless D. No eschar penetration |
A - not to do that
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You have four burn patients prescribed with silvadine. You would not give it to this patient --
A. Patient who has no alergies to sulfa drugs. B. Patient who can handle wide spectrum antibiotics C. Patient who has 75% TBSA. D. All the above |
C
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T/ F - Your patient has a permanent skin graft. You will tell him that This is a permanent graft to promote regrowth of healthy epithelium. It adheres to burn site --
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True
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T/F - Pressure garments will last a year or two --
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True
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T/F - Never use ice soaks on a baby with small burns --
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F - that can be done
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