Which complication of burn injuries is common to all three periods of burn management for a client with a major injury?
1. Psychological problems
2. Wound infection
3. Contractures
4. Stress ulcers
Psychological problems
Rationale: Psychological problems span all three periods of burn recovery. The problems begin with the initial realization of the critical nature of the injury in the emergency period to the final realization of the permanent scarring. Wound infection occurs primarily in the acute period. Contractures occur in the rehabilitative period, and stress ulcers occur primarily in the emergency period.
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