A nurse is caring for a client with burns. The client is prescribed topical silver sulfadiazine. The nurse would be alert for which of the following?
A) Facial edema
B) Skin necrosis
C) Headache
D) Rash
Ans: B
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Skin necrosis is an adverse effect of silver sulfadiazine that the nurse should be alert for. Facial edema and rash are adverse effects of mafenide, used for second- and third-degree burns. Headache is an adverse effect of sulfadiazine, used for urinary tract infection.
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