A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has deep partial thickness burns over 30% of his body, including his upper chest and abdomen.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has deep partial thickness burns over 30% of his body, including his upper chest and abdomen. Which of the following actions is the nurse’s priority?
a. Insert an 18-gauge IV catheter
b. Administer tetanus toxoid
c. Check the client’s mouth for black particles
d. Remove the client’s burned clothing