Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 25

A patient is admitted to the emergency department at 10:15 pm following a flame burn at 9:30 pm.The patient has 40% TBSA deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns and weighs 132 lb.
a. According to the Parkland formula, the type of fluid prescribed for the patient would be
____________________ and the total amount to be administered during the first 24 hours would be
______ mL.
b. The schedule for the fluid administration would be
___________ mL between and
___________ (time),
________mL between
___________ and
___________, and
______ mL between
__________ and
__________.
c. Colloidal solutions are given in the second 24 hours. Based on the patient's body weight, what amount of these solutions will be given during this time?
d. The adequacy of the patient's fluid replacement is determined by
___________ and
___________