NCLEX-PN Practice Q 21

By | March 3, 2022

A client is admitted with burns of the right arm, front chest, and head. According to the Rule of Nines, the percent of burn injury is:
  
     A. 18%
     B. 27%
     C. 36%
     D. 45%
    
    

Correct Answer: B. 27%

Option C: According to American Burn Association, burn injury of the arm (9%), front chest (9%), and head (9%) accounts for burns covering 27% of the total body surface area.


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