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NUR185 Hondros College of Nursing; the answers to the questions must be complete to receive credit.
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NUR185 Week 7 Pre-Class Assignment
Concepts: Tissue integrity
Review Chapter 24 Tissue Integrity. The concept of tissue integrity was previously studied in
Nursing 176.
View this article, a look at fires in nursing homes from the past. (Copy this link into your
browser.)
Discuss 4 points that you noted or learned from this article.
Task
Clustering related information
Predicting and managing potential complications
Consider the interrelated concepts graphic on page 268 of the Giddens book. Look at the four
interrelated concepts that are affected by the concept of tissue integrity. (pink circles). For each
of the interrelated concepts discuss how that concept might be a problem for a patient with burns;
especially patients with a large burn that are second degree or third degree. (see table on page
1314 in the Cooper book).
Interrelated Concept How this concept might be a
problem for a patient with
burns.
Nursing Interventions to
Ensure the Patient's Safety
and Prevent Complications
Related to that Interrelated
Concept
Pain Depends on how severe the
burns are. If a patient has first or
Administering pain meds as
ordered, providing non-
pharmacological pain measures,
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second degree burns, it can be
incredibly painful.
monitoring vitals .
Infection
See acute phase of burns.
Because a burn is essentially an
open wound, the victim is at a
high risk for infection.
Administering antibiotics as
ordered, proper handwashing
technique, monitoring lab
values, monitoring vitals,
wearing gloves when providing
care.