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NURl 155/l NUR155l Examl 3l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Foundationsl ofl
Nursingl Reviewl |l Questionsl &l Answersl
|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Solutions)- Galen

QUESTION
heatl andl coldl applicationl hasl beenl usedl forl yearsl asl al complementaryl orl alternativel
therapyl tol dol what?


Answer:
Reducel pain,l improvel circulationl andl reducel swelling




QUESTION
Inl manyl cases,l thel usel ofl heatl andl coldl therapyl requiresl what


Answer:
Al doctor'sl order,l includingl thel typel ofl application,l thel lengthl ofl treatmentl itsl frequencyl
andl bodyl partl tol bel treated




QUESTION
Heatl therapyl causesl what


Answer:
vasodilation

,QUESTION
Coldl therapyl causesl what


Answer:
Vasoconstriction




QUESTION
Heatl therapyl isl usedl tol dol what



Answer:
Improvel bloodl flowl andl bringl oxygenl nutrientsl andl leukocytesl tol thel area




QUESTION
Coldl therapyl isl usedl tol dol what



Answer:
decreasesl pain,l decreasesl swelling,l decreasesl bloodl flow,l preventsl edema,l andl providesl
anesthesia




QUESTION
Maximuml timel thatl coldl therapyl canl bel used



Answer:
20l tol 30l minutes

, QUESTION
Heatl therapyl shouldl notl bel usedl inl thel presencel ofl what



Answer:
Bleeding,l cardiovascularl pathophysiology,l locall abscessl orl undiagnosedl abdominall pain




QUESTION
Coldl therapyl shouldl neverl bel usedl inl thel presencel ofl what


Answer:
Edema,l circulatoryl pathophysiology,l shivering




QUESTION
whatl isl al contracture



Answer:
permanentl fixationl ofl al joint




QUESTION
Whatl isl musclel atrophy?


Answer:
decreasel inl musclel mass

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