NUR 163 Notes Week 3, Day 2study guide notes
NUR163 Week 3, Day 2 Morse Fall Scale A quick and easy method of assessing a patient’s likelihood of falling. Thermoregulation Balance between heat production mechanisms and heat loss mechanisms that occur to maintain a constant body temp. Controlled by hypothalamus Heat is produced by metabolic processes and by muscular activity such as shivering and conserved by vasoconstriction Heat is lost through vasodilation and perspiration Can be affected by numerous internal and external factors Muscle activity Peripheral circulation Amount of subQ fat Metabolic Rate Amount and type of foods/fluids ingested Medications Disease Processes Scope and categories Hypothermia Normothermia Hyperthermia Hyperpyrexia Hyperthermia Normal range 99.6 Infants/Young Children: Young may spike fever w/o many signs and symptoms, may/may not have fever Impaired Cognition: Difficult to identify their subjective symptoms Underlying Health Conditions: Infection, Hyperthyroid Recreational/Occupational Exposures: Exercises, working in heat Physiological Changes and consequences for each one: Tachycardia, Brain Damage, Nausea, Sweating, Redness in Skin, Chills Signs and Symptoms of Hyperthermia Feeing hot or uncom
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