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A nurse is working on a burn unit at a large university hospital. Which client should the nurse assess first?

When liver failure is evident in the patient with MODS, what protective interventions should the nurse initiate?

Paramedics have brought an intubated client to the emergency department following a head injury due to acceleration-deceleration motor vehicle accident. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is suspected. Appropriate nursing interventions would include which of the following?

A nurse educator is providing education to new nurses in the burn unit. The nurse understands that burn wounds are grafted to ensure recovery. Care for a graft involves:

A client is brought to the emergency department by family members who tell the nurse that the client has been exhibiting paranoid, agitated behavior. What should the nurse do when interacting with this client?

Distinguish the difference between acute and chronic conditions.

A patient in the burn unit suffered a severe third-degree burn on the entire surface of his upper left arm. Which of the following assessment parameters would be most important to include in the care of this client?

The suffix means “the study of.” [BLANK-1]

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established standards for the transaction and code sets.

The medical term for pain in the arm is [BLANK-1]