The Nurse Is Estimating the Extent of a Burn Using

question 15

Short Answer

The nurse is estimating the extent of a burn using the rule of nines for a patient who has been admitted with deep partial-thickness burns of the posterior trunk and right arm. What percentage of the patient's total body surface area (TBSA) has been injured?
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Definitions:

Plant Cells

Cells that are the basic building blocks of plant life, characterized by a rigid cell wall, chloroplasts for photosynthesis, and a large central vacuole.

Centrosomes

Organelles that serve as the main microtubule organizing centers in animal cells, playing a critical role in cell division.

Crossing-Over

Exchange of segments between non-sister chromatids of a bivalent during meiosis.

Chromatids

One of two identical halves of a duplicated chromosome, joined together by a centromere and separated during cell division.