Title: Discuss appropriate nurse aide actions for a resident who has been burned.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit V: Emergency Measures

Discussion should include

- notifying the nurse immediately and assisting as directed by licensed health professional
- putting on gloves
- lightly covering the burn with dry, sterile gauze, if directed, and avoiding the use of water, ointments, or other solutions to the burn
- documenting what occurred.