A client is admitted with third-degree burns of the upper arms and chest. When assessing the client, the nurse should expect the skin to appear as:
1. white with patches of blackened skin.
2. bluish-purple with blisters.
3. diffusely bright red and swollen.
4. reddened and covered with blisters.
Answer: 1
1. Third-degree burns produce charring of the skin, appearing as white with black necrotic patches.
2. Blisters occur in second-degree burns.
3. First-degree burns are bright red and swollen.
4. Blisters occur in second-degree burns.
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