After burning herself by turning off the cold water of her bath, a 3-year-old girl has been brought to the emergency department (ED) with burns that have been assessed as superficial partial-thickness
The ED nurse should recognize which of the following characteristics of this child's burn?
A) The burn is likely to require a skin graft in order to facilitate full healing.
B) The child's burn will heal spontaneously in approximately 1 week and is unlikely to scar.
C) The child will require admission to a burn unit and aggressive treatment to prevent complications.
D) The child's burn involves the epidermis but the dermis is unaffected.
B
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