While Caring for a Client with Thermal Injury of Approximately

question 22

Multiple Choice

While caring for a client with thermal injury of approximately 50% of the total body surface area (TBSA) , a nurse observes stridor in the client. Which is the priority nursing intervention for this client?

• A) Intubating the client
• B) Elevating the affected extremities of the client
• C) Administering IV fluids to the client
• D) Beginning cardiopulmonary resuscitation to the client

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Definitions:

Mechanical Isolation

A form of reproductive isolation where two species are prevented from interbreeding due to physical incompatibilities that prevent successful mating or fertilization.

Magic Traits

Specific traits in evolutionary biology that influence both mate choice and survival, facilitating speciation.

Genome

The complete set of genetic material, including all of the genes and their sequencing information, present in an organism or a cell.

Speciation

The process by which new distinct species evolve from a single ancestral species through geographic, ecological, or behavioral isolation and subsequent genetic divergence.