During the acute period of burn care, the focus of care is to promote healing of full-thickness burn wounds. In order for this to occur, the wound must:
1. Be free of eschar.
2. Have decreased tissue perfusion.
3. Have the edema decreased with diuretics.
4. Be pain free.
Be free of eschar.
Rationale: In order for the wound to heal, it must be free of the dead tissue that is a result of burn injury. In order for a burn to heal it needs increased tissue perfusion to get the nutrients needed for the healing process. Diuretics are not used to decease the edema. The client will not be pain free until the wound is completely closed.
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