Nursing 170 Exam 3 Questions With
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The nursery nurse identifies a newborn at significant risk for hypothermic alteration in thermoregulation
because the patient is - Answer low birth rate
A volunteer at the senior center asks the visiting nurse why the senior citizens always seem to be
complaining about temperatures. The nurse's best response is that older people have a diminished
ability to regulate body temperature because of - Answer slower metabolic rates
The nurse is admitting a patient to the emergency department on a very hot summer day would suspect
hyperthermia when the patient demonstrates - Answer Red, sweaty skin
The priority nursing intervention for a patient suspected to be hypothermic would be to - Answer
remove wet clothes
Strategies to include in a community program for senior citizens related to dealing with cold winter
temperatures would include - Answer shopping at an indoor mall
During orientation to an emergency department, the nurse educator would be concerned if the new
nurse listed which of the following as a risk factor for impaired thermoregulation? - Answer Physical
agility
Transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without direct contact - Answer
Radiation
The transfer of heat from one object to another is known as - Answer conduction
transfer of heat away by air movement - Answer convection
transfer of heat energy when a liquid is changed to a gas - Answer Evaporation
, mechanisms that regulate the balance between heat lost and heat produced - Answer
thermoregulation
part of the brain that controls heat loss - Answer anterior hypothalamus
part of the brain that controls heat production - Answer posterior hypothalamus
Fever - Answer pyrexia
the body's inability to promote heat loss or reduce heat promotion - Answer hyperthermia
cold that overwhelms the body's ability to produce heat - Answer hypothermia
hereditary condition of uncontrolled heat production - Answer malignant hyperthermia
profuse diaphoresis with excess water and electrolyte loss - Answer heat exhaustion
a dangerous heat emergency - Answer heatstroke
bacteria and viruses that elevate body temperature - Answer pyrogens
A nurse is teaching a patient about ways to prevent infection. Which best increases a patient's defense
against microorganisms? - Answer The skin is a barrier to pathogens and, if pierced or broken, serves as
a portal of entry for microorganism's
Which can the nurse do to prevent fungal infections in a hospitalized patient? - Answer fungi multiply
rapidly in places where moisture content is high, such as in skin folds. Careful drying of skin folds,
especially under the breasts and arms, between the toes, and in the perineal area, helps prevent the
development of fungal infections
Already Passed Answers.
The nursery nurse identifies a newborn at significant risk for hypothermic alteration in thermoregulation
because the patient is - Answer low birth rate
A volunteer at the senior center asks the visiting nurse why the senior citizens always seem to be
complaining about temperatures. The nurse's best response is that older people have a diminished
ability to regulate body temperature because of - Answer slower metabolic rates
The nurse is admitting a patient to the emergency department on a very hot summer day would suspect
hyperthermia when the patient demonstrates - Answer Red, sweaty skin
The priority nursing intervention for a patient suspected to be hypothermic would be to - Answer
remove wet clothes
Strategies to include in a community program for senior citizens related to dealing with cold winter
temperatures would include - Answer shopping at an indoor mall
During orientation to an emergency department, the nurse educator would be concerned if the new
nurse listed which of the following as a risk factor for impaired thermoregulation? - Answer Physical
agility
Transfer of heat from the surface of one object to the surface of another without direct contact - Answer
Radiation
The transfer of heat from one object to another is known as - Answer conduction
transfer of heat away by air movement - Answer convection
transfer of heat energy when a liquid is changed to a gas - Answer Evaporation
, mechanisms that regulate the balance between heat lost and heat produced - Answer
thermoregulation
part of the brain that controls heat loss - Answer anterior hypothalamus
part of the brain that controls heat production - Answer posterior hypothalamus
Fever - Answer pyrexia
the body's inability to promote heat loss or reduce heat promotion - Answer hyperthermia
cold that overwhelms the body's ability to produce heat - Answer hypothermia
hereditary condition of uncontrolled heat production - Answer malignant hyperthermia
profuse diaphoresis with excess water and electrolyte loss - Answer heat exhaustion
a dangerous heat emergency - Answer heatstroke
bacteria and viruses that elevate body temperature - Answer pyrogens
A nurse is teaching a patient about ways to prevent infection. Which best increases a patient's defense
against microorganisms? - Answer The skin is a barrier to pathogens and, if pierced or broken, serves as
a portal of entry for microorganism's
Which can the nurse do to prevent fungal infections in a hospitalized patient? - Answer fungi multiply
rapidly in places where moisture content is high, such as in skin folds. Careful drying of skin folds,
especially under the breasts and arms, between the toes, and in the perineal area, helps prevent the
development of fungal infections
