Initial Burn Management and Airway Care Practice Questions
20 free Initial Burn Management and Airway Care practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. What should be the nurse's priority for a patient arriving after a house fire with facial burns, singed nasal hairs, and hoarseness of voice?
- Q2. Why is the 'Rule of Nines' used in the immediate assessment of a burn patient?
- Q3. What should be initiated for a burn patient with a large-surface-area burn (>20% TBSA) during the first 24 hours?
- Q4. Which finding suggests inhalation injury requiring aggressive airway management?
- Q5. What is the appropriate first-aid measure immediately after a thermal burn?
- Q6. When is early intubation recommended in the airway management of burn patients?
- Q7. How often should the nurse assess for circulation and potential compartment syndrome in a circumferential extremity burn?
- Q8. Which statement about 'tetanus prophylaxis' in burn care is correct?
- Q9. After securing airway and circulation in the initial burn management protocol, what is the next priority?
- Q10. Which formula is commonly used to calculate fluid requirements in the first 24 hours after a burn?
- Q11. What should be done if pulse oximetry may be inaccurate in burn patients with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning?
- Q12. What is the appropriate intervention for a patient with a circumferential chest burn and increasing respiratory effort?
- Q13. What is the most appropriate first aid for chemical exposure in burn wound care?
- Q14. What does the nurse need to understand about body temperature in burn victims?
- Q15. Why are burns to critical areas (face, hands, feet, perineum) considered high-risk?
- Q16. What is the most appropriate pain-management approach for a burn patient with deep dermal/third-degree burns?
- Q17. What is the target urine output for adult burn patients during initial resuscitation?
- Q18. What is the next best step for a patient exposed to a closed-space fire with soot in the nostrils, burned face hair, and wheezing?
- Q19. Which statement about fluid resuscitation for major burns is true?
- Q20. Which wound care statement is correct for the initial phase of burn management?