Question

a nurse is collecting data from a client who has severe burn injuries. the nurse shades in the diagram indicating the burned surface areas. what percentage of body surface area should the nurse estimate the client has burned? (round the answer to the nearest tenth. use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zero. do not put % sign)

Explanation:

Step1: Assign areas using Rule of Nines

Anterior trunk: $18\%$, anterior arms: $4.5\% + 4.5\% = 9\%$, posterior arms: $4.5\% + 4.5\% = 9\%$

Step2: Sum all burned areas

$\text{Total} = 18\% + 9\% + 9\%$

Step3: Calculate and round to nearest tenth

$\text{Total} = 36.0$ (rounded as required, no trailing zero per instruction: 36)

Answer:

36