Week 10:
Topic: Burn Emergencies
Burns are very complex injuries that affect multiple body systems. The Nurse residents will explore the pathophysiology behind burns as well as different types of burns. Focus will be placed on the Rule of 9’s, Parkland Formula, pain management, wound care and other nursing interventions necessary to provide the burn patient with safe, quality care. Nurse residents will also touch on the topic of complications related to burns such as inhalation injury, fluid overload, infection, and hyper-metabolic response.
Topic: Burn Emergencies
Burns are very complex injuries that affect multiple body systems. The Nurse residents will explore the pathophysiology behind burns as well as different types of burns. Focus will be placed on the Rule of 9’s, Parkland Formula, pain management, wound care and other nursing interventions necessary to provide the burn patient with safe, quality care. Nurse residents will also touch on the topic of complications related to burns such as inhalation injury, fluid overload, infection, and hyper-metabolic response.
Classroom
End-of-Class Outcomes - The nurse resident will:
End-of-Class Outcomes - The nurse resident will:
- Explain the pathophysiology of burns and describe assessment findings that are consistent with the burn process (2, 3; Cognitive).
- Compare and contrast the differences between a 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burn as well as a thermal and inhalation burns (2; Cognitive).
- Demonstrate the ability to apply the Rule of 9’s to a burn patient to determine the burn surface area (1, 4; Cognitive, Psychomotor).
- Demonstrate the ability to solve the Parkland Formula in order to determine fluid resuscitation needs of burned patients (2, 4, 5; Cognitive, Psychomotor).
- Discuss nursing interventions, wound care and dressing techniques and formulate a care plan with treatment options that are specific to the care of each individualized burn patient (3, 4, 6, 7; Cognitive, Affective).
- Explain complications that may arise as a result of a burn and apply knowledge to anticipate care needs associated with said complications (2, 3, 4; Cognitive).
Clinical
End-of-Clinical Outcomes - The nurse resident will:
End-of-Clinical Outcomes - The nurse resident will:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and treatment measures for patients with burn emergencies and modify nursing care plans to promote optimal patient outcomes and quality nursing care (3, 4, 6, 7; cognitive and psychomotor)
- Effectively manage the pain of a burn patient by applying appropriate pain management techniques and nursing interventions with consideration for individual patient needs (3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Affective, Cognitive, Psychomotor).
- Explain the differences in pain management approaches; background pain management, procedural pain management, non-pharmacological and pharmacologic approaches (3, 4; Cognitive).
- Demonstrate the ability to deliver safe and effective bedside nursing care for the patient experiencing a burn emergency (1, 3, 4; Affective, Cognitive, Psychomotor).