The nurse is caring for an adult patient with extensive burns on the front of the trunk, including the genitalia, and the fronts of both legs. Using the rule of nines, the nurse would document that the burn size as:
1. 13%.
2. 17%.
3. 25%.
4. 37%.
4
Per the rule of nines, the front trunk equals 18, the fronts of the legs equal 18, and the geni-talia equal 1.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: 1144, Figure 50-14 OBJ: 5 TOP: Burn Estimate
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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