NUR 1022C / NUR1022C FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM 3. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

148. What are some negative to a fever? - the stress of a fever can exacerbate an cardio or respiratory problem - since the fever cause increase energy use the pt becomes fatigued - increased temp = increase 02 which can lead to cellular hypoxia - decreased oxygen to the heart leads to chest pain while decreased oxygen to the brain produces confusion - due to the signs/symptoms one of the interventions during fever is oxygen therapy 149. What are the different patterns of fever? sustained - temp stays the same intermittent - it increases and decreases remittent - spikes and falls but nvr goes to an acceptable range relapsing - decreases for a long period of time and then spikes 150. What are some examples of nursing dx addressing temperature? - r/f imbalanced temp - hyperthermia - hypothermia - ineffective thermoregulation - r/f fluid volume deficit