When caring for a patient with burns, which assessment data will alert the nurse to the possibility of a local infection of the burned area?

A nurse is helping a postoperative patient following a total hip arthroplasty into a supine position.

Which of the following actions is appropriate to prevent hip dislocation?

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who has developed cardiogenic shock.

Which pulse site should the nurse use when assessing circulation to the client’s brain?

A patient has recently had a cast applied to their left lower extremity.

Which of the following is included in the nursing care of this fresh cast?

Following an explosion at a local chemical lab, several people have sustained burns and are now in the triage area.

Which patient should be attended to first?

Which of the following are risk factors for Hepatitis B?

Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a client with partial-thickness and full-thickness burns on the head, neck, and chest.

What is the primary risk to the client?

A nurse is caring for a client with an electrical burn.

The client states that since the wound on the skin is small, the burn must not be too bad.

Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?

A nurse is attending to a client who has suffered a basal skull fracture.

During the morning hygiene care, the nurse observes a thin clear drainage coming from the client’s right nostril.

What should be the nurse’s immediate action?

A nurse is assessing a client with a major burn injury.

Which of the following findings should the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic liver failure.

Which medication order should the nurse querry