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Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam 13: Burns (40 Items) -Challenge your nursing knowledge with this Medical-Surgical Nursing Examination! This is a 50-item examination that can help you improve, review and challenge your knowledge about Medical-Surgical Nursing through these challenging questions. If you are taking the board examination or nurse board examination or even the NCLEX, then this practice exam is for you.

A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns.Here are 11 Nursing Care Plans for Burn Injury

Nursing Diagnosis: Impaired Physical Mobility May be related to Neuromuscular impairment, pain/discomfort, decreased strength and endurance Restrictive therapies, limb immobilization; contractures Possibly evidenced by Reluctance to move/inability to purposefully move Limited ROM, decreased muscle strength control and/or mass Desired Outcomes Maintain position of function as evidenced by absence of contractures. Maintain or increase strength and function of affected and/or compensatory ...

Nursing Diagnosis: Knowledge, deficient [Learning Need] regarding condition, prognosis, treatment, self-care, and discharge needs May be related to Lack of exposure/recall Information misinterpretation; unfamiliarity with resources Possibly evidenced by Questions/request for information, statement of misconception Inaccurate follow-through of instructions, development of preventable complications Desired Outcomes Verbalize understanding of condition, prognosis, and potential complications. Verbalize understanding of therapeutic needs. Correctly perform ...

Nursing Diagnosis: Body Image disturbed/Role Performance, ineffective May be related to Situational crisis: traumatic event, dependent patient role; disfigurement, pain Possibly evidenced by Negative feelings about body/self, fear of rejection/reaction by others Focus on past appearance, abilities; preoccupation with change/loss Change in physical capacity to resume role; change in social involvement Desired Outcomes Incorporate changes into self-concept without negating self-esteem. ...

Nursing Diagnosis: Fear/Anxiety May be related to Situational crises: hospitalization/isolation procedures, interpersonal transmission and contagion, memory of the trauma experience, threat of death and/or disfigurement Possibly evidenced by Expressed concern regarding changes in life, fear of unspecific consequences Apprehension; increased tension Feelings of helplessness, uncertainty, decreased self-assurance Sympathetic stimulation, extraneous movements, restlessness, insomnia Desired Outcomes Verbalize awareness of feelings and ...

Nursing Diagnosis:  Impaired Skin Integrity [due to Grafts] May be related to Disruption of skin surface with destruction of skin layers (partial-/full-thickness burn) requiring grafting Possibly evidenced by Absence of viable tissue Desired Outcomes Wound Healing: Secondary Intention (NOC) Demonstrate tissue regeneration. Achieve timely healing of burned areas. Impaired Skin Integrity — Burn Injury Nursing Care Plan (NCP) Nursing Interventions ...

Nursing Diagnosis: Nutrition: imbalanced, less than body requirements May be related to Hypermetabolic state (can be as much as 50%–60% higher than normal proportional to the severity of injury) Protein catabolism Anorexia, restricted oral intake Possibly evidenced by Decrease in total body weight, loss of muscle mass/subcutaneous fat, and development of negative nitrogen balance Desired Outcomes Demonstrate nutritional intake adequate to ...