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colleen colleen
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11 years ago
A patient, experiencing a burn that is pale and waxy with large flat blisters, asks the nurse about the severity of the burn and how long it will take to heal. With which of the following should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. The wound is a deep partial-thickness burn, and will take more than three weeks to heal.
2. The wound is a partial-thickness burn, and could take up to two weeks to heal.
3. The wound is a superficial burn, and will take up to three weeks to heal.
4. The wound is a full-thickness burn and will take one to two weeks to heal.
5. Wound healing is individualized.
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11 years ago
1 -- The wound described is a deep partial-thickness burn. Deep partial-thickness wounds will take more than three weeks to heal. A superficial burn is bright red and moist, and might appear glistening with blister formation. The healing time for this type of wound is within 21 days. A full thickness burn involves all layers of the skin and may extend into the underlying tissue. These burns take many weeks to heal. Stating that wound healing is individualized does not answer the patient’s question about the severity of the burn.
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11 years ago
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