You are the nurse that continues to provide care for the 18-year-old client with burns following an aircraft crash involving his family

You are the nurse that continues to provide care for the 18-year-old client with burns following an aircraft crash involving his family. The client was the only one to survive the crash. The client’s vital signs were grossly abnormal and respiratory distress became evident after the client arrived the emergency department. Upon further examination, it appears that the client has edema of the vocal cords and worsening respiratory distress.

What intervention would you expect next?

What is the mortality rate associated with clients with inhalation burns versus those that do not have these types of burns?

The provider has ordered nebulized heparin sulfate. When you question the order, the provider reassures you that the order is correct? What is the rationale for using this medication in a nebulized form?

Which two electrolytes require vigilant monitoring in a burn client, and what is the rationale for this?

Identify six specific clinical manifestations associated with sepsis alert in clients with burns.

Based on the Advanced Burn Life Support recommendations, what volume of fluid resuscitation would be required for this client in the first 8 hours, 16 hours?

If an IV was not placed successfully, what are alternative ways you can manage the client’s severe pain in an efficient way through an alternate route?

When caring for the client’s burns, how would you treat the wounds initially while maintaining the client’s body temperature in a normal range?

Which topical agent is ideal for preventing fungal and bacterial growth when applying a dressing?

Elaborate on the nutritional needs a client will have who has been severely burned. How would you support nutritional needs in a client with facial burns?