While Changing the Dressing on a Burned Arm, the Patient

question 18

Multiple Choice

While changing the dressing on a burned arm, the patient informs the nurse of feeling cold and having extreme pain. However, the patient asks the nurse to not apply so much pressure when wrapping gauze around the limb. Which conclusion does the nurse draw from the patient's statements?

• A)All nerves in the limb are damaged.
• B)Free nerve endings in the arm are injured.
• C)Encapsulated nerve endings in the arm are intact.
• D)Encapsulated nerve endings in the arm are injured.

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