Education
specializes in the care of patients who suffer from burn injuries, and in many cases, have also experienced other kinds of trauma
What is a Burn Care Nurse
Dedicate their efforts and resources to promoting and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation and prevention
What is the American Burn Association?
Can happen as a result of a burn that requires the use of Rule of 9's
What is fluid and electrolyte imbalance?
Respecting the patient's personal identity including: religious identity, avoidance of pitying behaviors, and avoidance of discrimination can be common ___ ____ in the burn nurse specialty (Bijani and Mohammadi, 2021)
What are ethical issues?
red, painful, large blisters, superficial or deep
What is second degree burn?
Burn nurses must hold either one of two types of degrees as well as an active RN license.
What is an Associated of Science in Nursing Or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing?
Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration and Compassion
What is (ABA) core values?
Minimizing fear/anxiety is what step in the nursing process?
What is Assessment?
The nurses in burns departments should provide care combined with respect—it is part of their professional duties to preserve their patients’ _____ as every patient is entitled to be treated with respect (Tehranineshat et al.,2021)
What is dignity?
Common cause of accidental death in children and adults and account for 3,500 deaths per year
What is burns and/or fire?
Burn nurses typically work in these settings
What is Burn Care Unit, ICU, ER, Outpatient
1967
When was American burn Association founded?
The ABA recommends using __ __ __ to determine extent of patient burns
What is Rule of 9s?
Some patients can have long term cosmetic and functional consequences. What should a nursing intervention be for these patients? *Can have more than 1 right answer*
What is emotional support?
What is patient education?
What is offer/provide spiritual support?
Surgical procedure in which a piece of skin is transplanted from one area to another
What is a skin graft?
this is the only U.S. journal devoted exclusively to the treatment and research of patients with burns. Original, peer-reviewed articles present the latest information on surgical procedures, acute care, reconstruction, burn prevention, and research and education.
What is Journal of Burn Care and Research?
Nurses, surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and firefighters
Who can be a member of American burn association?
Burn injuries may result in a break in ___ ____ due to the loss of skin, which can result in infection, impaired wound healing, and delayed recovery
What is skin integrity?
The nursing principles of ___ and ____ are used in goals of care for burn patients
What is beneficence and nonmaleficence?
leathery, waxy, pigment change, painless
What is third degree burn?
certification that provides knowledge for immediate care of the burn patient up to the first 24 hours post-injury. also support emergency and mass casualty preparedness focusing on triage, burn survivability, patient transportation, and patient treatment.
United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America
What countries are part of American burn association?
This procedure is used to treat compartment syndrome
What is Fasciotomy?
This can become an ethical issue if a burn patient is unable to speak or is unconscious from being severely burned (AMA J Ethics, 2016)
What is informed decisions?
contractions, hidden injuries, loss of peripheral pulse, paralysis
What is electrical burn?