The nurse is caring for the infant hospitalized prior to surgery for intussusception. The nurse anticipates the patient’s stool will have which appearance?

Following a motor vehicle accident, the patient is brought to the emergency department with a head injury. Upon assessment, the nurse notes otorrhea and mastoid bruising. The nurse reports the findings to the provider and suspects further testing will reveal which injury? 

The patient in the burn unit is being treated for third-degree burns that extend circumferentially around each arm up to the elbow. Which of the following physical assessments is most important for this patient?