The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a patient with a partial-thickness thermal burn
a. Application of moisturizing lotion
b. Use of clean dressing technique
c. Application of wet dressings
d. Application of silver sulfadiazine cream
ANS: D
Partial-thickness burns that involve a small area are cleaned with sterile saline solution, covered with a 1/8-inch layer of an anti-infective cream such as silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene, Flamazine), and covered with dry bulky, fluffed dressings.
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1. Plead the Fifth Amendment in this case. 2. Refuse to give any information about the patient. 3. Disclose any information she knows about the patient. 4. Answer questions with the minimum information needed.