Confusion, disorientation, and a decreased level of consciousness may occur in severely burned clients and is related to which of these factors?
a. anxiety c. fluid and electrolyte imbalances
b. depression d. severe pain
C
Complications of burn injury can be life-threatening, such as respiratory failure from smoke inhalation or carbon monoxide poisoning, and shock from massive loss of body fluids and fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Other complications include serious infections and the inability to maintain body temperature.
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A group of students are reviewing information about respiratory arrest in children
The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify which of the following as a common cause involving the upper airway? Select all answers that apply. A) Croup B) Asthma C) Pertussis D) Epiglottitis E) Pneumothorax
The nurse is caring for a baby with newly diagnosed renal disease. The nurse would anticipate diagnostic tests to evaluate functioning of which of the following sytems to be the highest priority?
1. Ears 2. Heart 3. Lungs 4. Joints
What does the nurse need to know when observing chronically ill children at play?
a. Play is not important to hospitalized children. b. Children need to have structured play periods. c. Children's play is an indication of a child's response to treatment. d. Play is to be discouraged because it tires hospitalized children.