A patient is beginning the acute phase of burn treatment. What priorities for care should the nurse anticipate for this patient?
Select all that apply.
1. wound care
2. nutritional therapy
3. infection control
4. graft procedures
5. home maintenance management
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3
During the acute stage, wound care management, nutritional therapies, and measures to control infectious processes are initiated. Graft procedures occur later in the healing process. Assessment of home maintenance management is completed during the rehabilitative stage, not the acute stage.
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