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Burn Injury Case Study (60 min)

Burn Injury Case Study (60 min)

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Study Tools For Burn Injury Case Study (60 min)

Burn Staging Cheatsheet (Cheatsheet)
Fourth Degree Burn (Image)
Second Degree Burn (Image)
First Degree Burn (Image)
Third Degree Burn (Image)
Stages of Burns (Image)

Outline

Mr. Travis is a 32 year old male who presents to the ED after sustaining severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns in a house fire.  The below diagram estimates his wounds. He weighs 85 kg and is 5’11”.

burn nursing case study

Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application

Using the Rule of Nines, estimate the Total Body Surface Area Burned (TBSA %).

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Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application

Calculate the total fluid volume required for resuscitation in the first 24 hours using the Parkland Burn Formula.

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Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

What is the TOP nursing priority for Mr. Travis?

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You note circumferential burns around the Right Upper Arm and soot around the mouth with singed nose hairs, plus some facial swelling.

Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

What are your main concerns for complication(s)?

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Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

Physiologically, explain the alterations in Mr. Travis’s vital signs.

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Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

How will you know if fluid resuscitation is effective?

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Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis

What are priorities for daily care of Mr. Travis?

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Critical Thinking Check
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension

Mr. Travis will need skin grafts. How will you explain autologous skin grafts to Mr. Travis and his family?

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Nursing Case Studies

This nursing case study course is designed to help nursing students build critical thinking.  Each case study was written by experienced nurses with first hand knowledge of the “real-world” disease process.  To help you increase your nursing clinical judgement (critical thinking), each case study includes answers laid out by Blooms Taxonomy  to help you see that you are progressing to clinical analysis.

We encourage you to read the case study and really through the “critical thinking checks” as this is where the real learning occurs.  If you get tripped up by a specific question, no worries, just dig into an associated lesson on the topic and reinforce your understanding.  In the end, that is what nursing case studies are all about – growing in your clinical judgement.

Course Lessons

Nursing Case Studies Introduction
Nursing Case Study Introduction
Cardiac Nursing Case Studies
Myocardial Infarction (MI) Case Study (45 min)
Heart Failure Case Study (45 min)
Hypovolemic Shock Case Study (OB sim) (60 min)
Septic Shock (Sepsis) Case Study (45 min)
Hypertensive Crisis Case Study (45 min)
Endocarditis Case Study (45 min)
Nursing Case Study for Rheumatic Heart Disease
Nursing Case Study for Cardiogenic Shock
GI/GU Nursing Case Studies
Acute Kidney Injury Case Study (60 min)
Peptic Ulcer Disease Case Study (60 min)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Case Study (45 min)
Cirrhosis Case Study (45 min)
Urinary Tract Infection Case Study (45 min)
Nursing Case Study for Hepatitis
Nursing Case Study for Acute Kidney Injury
Obstetrics Nursing Case Studies
Ectopic Pregnancy Case Study (30 min)
Antepartum Testing Case Study (45 min)
Labor Progression Case Study (45 min)
Reyes Syndrome Case Study (Peds) (45 min)
Preeclampsia (45 min)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Case Study (60 min)
Emergent Delivery (OB) (30 min)
Nursing Case Study for Maternal Newborn
Respiratory Nursing Case Studies
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Case Study (60 min)
ARDS Case Study (60 min)
Chest Tube Management Case Study (60 min)
Tuberculosis (TB) Case Study (60 min)
Nursing Case Study for Pneumonia
Pediatrics Nursing Case Studies
Appendicitis Case Study (Peds) (30 min)
Nephrotic Syndrome Case Study (Peds) (45 min)
Fever Case Study (Pediatric) (30 min)
Varicella Case Study (Peds) (30 min)
Reyes Syndrome Case Study (Peds) (45 min)
Nursing Case Study for Pediatric Asthma
Neuro Nursing Case Studies
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Case Study (60 min)
Encephalopathy Case Study (45 min)
Stroke Case Study (45 min)
Spinal Cord Injury Case Study (60 min)
Seizures Case Study (45 min)
Nursing Case Study for Head Injury
Mental Health Nursing Case Studies
Somatoform Disorder Case Study (30 min)
Alcohol Withdrawal Case Study (45 min)
Schizophrenia Case Study (45 min)
Nursing Case Study for Bipolar Disorder
Nursing Case Study for (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Nursing Case Study for Mania (Manic Syndrome)
Metabolic/Endocrine Nursing Case Studies
Cushing’s Syndrome Case Study (60 min)
Diabetes Mellitus Case Study (45 min)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Case Study (45 min)
Hyperthyroidism Case Study (75 min)
Diabetes Insipidus Case Study (60 min)
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Case Study (45 min)
Nursing Case Study for Type 1 Diabetes
Nursing Case Study for Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cushing’s Disease
Other Nursing Case Studies
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Case Study (60 min)
AIDS Case Study (45 min)
Leukemia Case Study (60 min)
Burn Injury Case Study (60 min)
Gout Case Study (45 min)
Nursing Case Study for Breast Cancer
Nursing Case Study for Colon Cancer
Nursing Case Study for Rheumatoid Arthritis