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    Copyright
    About the Authors
    About the Technical Reviewer
    Rinehart and Associates
    We Want to Hear from You!
    Reader Services
    Introduction
    Self-Assessment
    Ch. One. Preparing for the National Council Exam for Licensed Practical Nurses
    Ch. Two. Simplifying Pharmacology
    Ch. Three. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Respiratory System
    Ch. Four. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Renal and Genitourinary System
    Ch. Five. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Hematopoietic System
    Ch. Six. Caring for the Client with Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Acid/Base Balance
    Ch. Seven. Caring for the Client with Burns
    Burn Classifications
    Nursing Care for Burn Victims
    Diagnostic Tests for Review
    Pharmacology Categories for Review
    Exam Prep Questions
    Suggested Reading and Resources
    Ch. Eight. Caring for the Client with Sensorineural Disorders
    Ch. Nine. Caring for the Client with Cancer
    Ch. Ten. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
    Ch. Eleven. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System
    Ch. Twelve. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Endocrine System
    Ch. Thirteen. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
    Ch. Fourteen. Caring for the Client with Disorders of the Neurological System
    Ch. Fifteen. Caring for the Client with Psychiatric Disorders
    Ch. Sixteen. Caring for the Maternal/Infant Client
    Ch. Seventeen. Caring for the Pediatric Client
    Practice Exam 1
    Answers to Practice Exam 1
    Practice Exam 2
    Answers to Practice Exam 2
    Appx. A. Things You Forgot
    Appx. B. Need to Know More?
    Appx. C. Alphabetical Listing of Nursing Boards in the United States and Protectorates
    Glossary
    Index
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    Chapter Seven. Caring for the Client with Burns

    Chapter Seven. Caring for the Client with Burns

    Terms you’ll need to understand:

    ✓Allograft
    ✓Autograft
    ✓Biosynthetic graft
    ✓Burn shock
    ✓Consensus formula
    ✓Contracture
    ✓Debridement
    ✓Donor site
    ✓Emergent phase of burn injury
    ✓Eschar
    ✓Heterograft
    ✓Homograft
    ✓Intermediate phase of burn injury
    ✓Jobst garment
    ✓Lund and Browder method
    ✓Palm method
    ✓Parkland formula
    ✓Rehabilitative phase of burn injury
    ✓Rule of Nines
    ✓Total body surface area (TBSA)


    Nursing skills you’ll need to master:

    ✓Performing sterile dressing change
    ✓Administering medications
    ✓Monitoring the client receiving a blood transfusion
    ✓Performing tracheostomy suction and care
    ✓Assessing a burn injury using the Rule of Nines
    ✓Recognition of IV fluid requirements and fluid replacement using the Parkland formula and the Consensus formula



      

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