All persons coming into contact with a client sustaining burn injury must wear:
A)gown and gloves
B)masks and gloves
C)gowns,gloves,masks,and caps
D)gowns,gloves,and caps

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Nursing care of clients who sustain burn injury initially focuses on monitoring vital signs,assessing emotional status,providing pain relief,monitoring fluid replacement and urinary output,and preventing infection by wearing appropriate PPE such as gowns,gloves,masks,and caps.As the client's condition stabilizes,the nurse continues to monitor for signs of infection and evidence of pain,encourages nutritional intake,helps maintain mobility of unaffected joints and prevent contracture formation in affected joints,and assists the client to adjust to alterations in body image.The nurse must also be sensitive to the needs of the client's family during the long and difficult treatment and recovery period.

All Persons Coming into Contact with a Client Sustaining Burn