The nurse admits a client with partial-thickness burns over the entire left and right leg up to the groin, and calculates what percentage of the body is involved?
1. 18%
2. 9%
3. 36%
4. 45%
3
Rationale: The front of each leg is 9%, and the back of each leg is 9% for a total of 4 X 9 = 36%.
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