The nurse is caring for an adult with a burn injury. The following parts of the patient's body were burned: anterior and posterior right arm, posterior trunk. and posterior right leg. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) percentage that is involved.

The client presents with a complaint of "always dropping things and falling down." During the neurologic assessment, the nurse notices the client is unable to perform rapid alternating movements. Instead the client's response is very slow and misses often. What neurologic dysfunction would the nurse suspect?

The nurse is caring for a client with 40% full thickness burned total body surface area (TBSA) in the Emergency Department. The nurse is awaiting transfer to a regional burn center within 20 minutes. What is the most appropriate initial wound care management while awaiting transfer?

A client who has sustained blunt abdominal trauma is admitted to the ICU. Upon assessment the nurse notices the following vital signs: T-99F; HR- 148: RR-38; B/P-60/40. The client is diaphoretic and restless. The following selections are approved by the ICU physician. What would be the PRIORITY nurse's action?

A client with hypovolemic shock who did not respond to fluid resuscitation is started on norepinephrine. What is the desired outcome?

The nurse is caring for a client in the burn unit with burns to the head, neck, chest back left arm and hand following an explosion in their garage. Upon admission, the nurse auscultates wheezes throughout all lung fields and applies oxygen via non-rebreather. One hour later, upon reassessment, the patient is visibly anxious and short of breath, wheezes cannot be heard, lung sounds are decreased, voice is hoarse, and the client is coughing up gray sputum. What is the most appropriate nursing action?

The nurse is assessing a client for Brudzinskis sign as part of their neurologic assessment. Which of the following are appropriate actions by the nurse when performing this technique? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A patient is ordered 1 unit of packed red blood cells (250mL) to be transfused over 120 minutes. The drop factor on the tubing is 15 gtt/mL. At what rate should the nurse regulate the IV (gtt/min)? (round to the nearest whole number)

The nurse is caring for a client who received a blunt force injury to zone II of the neck. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the physician IMMEDIATELY?

A patient is ordered a heparin infusion at 1200 units/hour. Historically. IV heparin is premixed as 25.000 units of heparin in 250 mL NSS at the institution. Nurse A starts the infusion at 12 m/hr at 1700. The nurse asks their colleague to cosign the infusion for a prescribed rate change at 1900. Nurse B reminds Nurse A that there has been a recent pharmacy policy change. The V heparin that the patient is currently receiving is 50.000 units in 250 mL in NSS. Which of the following action(s)/statements) are accurate in this scenario?
(Select All that Apply.)

The nurse is caring for a burn victim during the emergent phase. Assessment findings include white charred leathery wounds over 72% Total Body Surface Area (TBSA). Following intubation and mechanical ventilation, what is the priority intervention?