The nurse is caring for a patient with a burn that is severely swollen, and the wound bed appears brown and yellow. The patient reports no pain. How should the nurse classify the depth of this burn?

Choice A rationale A superficial partial-thickness burn involves the destruction of the epidermis and possibly a portion of the dermis. The description provided does not match this type of burn. Choice B rationale A full-thickness burn involves total destruction of the epidermis and dermis, and in some cases, the underlying tissue, muscle, and bone. The description of the burn as severely swollen, with a wound bed that appears brown and yellow, and the patient reporting no pain, is consistent with a full-thickness burn. Choice C rationale A deep partial-thickness burn involves the destruction of the epidermis and upper layers of the dermis and injury to the deeper portions of the dermis. The description provided does not match this type of burn. Choice D rationale Deep full-thickness burns are a more severe form of full-thickness burns that extend beyond the dermis into deeper tissues. The description provided does not match this type of burn.