Initial Burn Management and Airway Care · NCLEX Exam

What is the most appropriate pain-management approach for a burn patient with deep dermal/third-degree burns?

  1. No analgesia is required at all until the patient reaches surgery
  2. Give pre-emptive analgesia before procedures and dressing changes
  3. Use only non-pharmacologic measures such as distraction and positioning
  4. Assume pain is negligible because third-degree burns destroy nerves
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Correct answer: Give pre-emptive analgesia before procedures and dressing changes

Deep burns are extremely painful especially during dressing changes; pre-emptive analgesia is part of early care.

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