The nurse plans interventions knowing the client with first-degree burns over a large part of her body surface may experience symptoms such as:
A)
dehydration and thirst.
B)
headache, chills, nausea, and vomiting.
C)
pain and temporary memory loss.
D)
chest pain and dyspnea.
B
Explanation:
A)
These are the symptoms experienced with first-degree burns. Dehydration and thirst occur more with more severe burns when fluid is lost or sequestered in interstitial spaces. Pain can occur, but not memory loss. Chest pain and dyspnea would not typically be seen.
Comprehension
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
B)
These are the symptoms experienced with first-degree burns. Dehydration and thirst occur more with more severe burns when fluid is lost or sequestered in interstitial spaces. Pain can occur, but not memory loss. Chest pain and dyspnea would not typically be seen.
Comprehension
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
C)
These are the symptoms experienced with first-degree burns. Dehydration and thirst occur more with more severe burns when fluid is lost or sequestered in interstitial spaces. Pain can occur, but not memory loss. Chest pain and dyspnea would not typically be seen.
Comprehension
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
D)
These are the symptoms experienced with first-degree burns. Dehydration and thirst occur more with more severe burns when fluid is lost or sequestered in interstitial spaces. Pain can occur, but not memory loss. Chest pain and dyspnea would not typically be seen.
Comprehension
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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