A client is admitted to the burn unit after sustaining both partial-thickness and full-thickness burns over 55% of the body. The client tells the nurse the burn must not be too severe because there is not much pain
The nurse recognizes that this comment reflects which of these factors? a. The client is in a state of denial.
b. The client is in physical shock.
c. The analgesics administered to the client in the emergency department are effective.
d. The majority of the client's injuries are third-degree burns.
D
First- and second-degree burns are partial-thickness burns. If the dermis and epidermis are completely destroyed by the burn, it is classified as a full-thickness burn. Third- and fourth-degree burns are full-thickness burns that are not painful because sensory nerve endings have been destroyed.
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