RN Exam Practice
Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 2194 of 2368

An adult client has burns on the entire head and one entire upper limb. Using the rule of nines, what percentage of body surface area is burned?

  1. 9%
  2. 18%
  3. 27%
  4. 36%
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Correct answer: 18%

The head is 9% and each upper limb is 9%, so the total is 18%.

Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Integumentary Assessment: Burns. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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