A burn patient is transitioning from the acute phase of the injury to the rehabilitation phase
The patient tells the nurse "I can't wait to have surgery to reconstruct my face so I look normal again." What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "You know, nothing can be done until your scars mature. It is something the doctor will talk to you about in the first few years after discharge."
B) "That is something for you to talk to your doctor about."
C) "I know this is really important to you, but you have to realize that no one can make you look like you used to."
D) "You will have most of these scars for the rest of your life."
Ans: A
Feedback: Burn reconstruction is a treatment option after all scars have matured and is discussed within the first few years after injury. Options B and C are true statements but not the best statements. The nurse does not know for sure how much reconstruction can be done.
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