A Patient Will Be Referred to the Burn Unit When

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient will be referred to the burn unit when which criteria are met? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Patient is older than 5 years of age.
• B) The burn involves the face or a major joint.
• C) The source of the burn is electrical.
• D) Partial thickness burns are on more than 10% of the total body surface area (TBSA).
• E) Patient has a life-threatening trauma injury.

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Definitions:

Nursing Diagnosis

Formal statement of an actual or potential health problem that nurses can legally and independently treat; the second step of the nursing process, during which the patient's actual and potential unhealthy responses to an illness or condition are identified.

Assessment Data

Information collected about a patient's health status to inform diagnosis and treatment planning.

Nursing Diagnosis

The clinical judgment concerning a human response to health conditions/life processes, or vulnerability for that response, by an individual, family, group, or community that provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions.

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