NURS 233 MODULE 1 STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE
HERZING UNIVERSITY.
Which of the following groups of people are at risk for non-exertional heat
stroke? SATA
1. Those who are acclimated to heat
2. Those who have chronic and debilitating diseases
3. Those who are taking certain medications
4. Those able to care for themselves
2, 4
TRUE OR FALSE
The main goal is to reduce the high body temperature slowly, because mortality
in heat stroke or morbid progression to heat stroke with less serious forms of
heat-induced illnesses is directly related to the duration of hyperthermia.
False
Rational: The main goal is to reduce the high body temperature as quickly as
possible, because mortality in heat stroke or morbid progression to heat stroke with
less serious forms of heat-induced illnesses is directly related to the duration of
hyperthermia.
Which of the following are methods can be used to decrease body
temperature? SATA
1. Cooling blankets
2. Only take rectal body temps
3. Immersion of the patient in a cold water bath
4. Ice applied to the neck, groin, chest, and axillae
1, 3, 4
Frostbite can result in __________ stasis and thrombosis.
, venous
___________ is a condition in which the core temp is 35 C or less as a result of
exposure to cold or an inability to maintain body temp in the absence of low
ambient temps.
Hypothermia
Which of the following is supportive care during the rewarming process? Select
all that apply.
1. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter
2. Mechanical ventilation with PEEP
3. Administration of cooled IV fluids
4. External cardiac compression
1, 2, 4
Decompression sickness S&S
Signs and symptoms include joint or extremity pain, numbness, hypesthesia, and
loss of range of motion.
Nonfatal drowning is defined as survival for at least ___hours after submersion
that caused respiratory arrest?
A. 36
B. 24
C. 12
D. 6
B. 24
_____________ sickness occurs in patients who have engaged in diving, high-
altitude flying, or flying in commercial aircraft within 24 hours after diving.
Decompression
TRUE OR FALSE
The most common site for a snake bite is the upper extremity.
True
ANSWERS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE
HERZING UNIVERSITY.
Which of the following groups of people are at risk for non-exertional heat
stroke? SATA
1. Those who are acclimated to heat
2. Those who have chronic and debilitating diseases
3. Those who are taking certain medications
4. Those able to care for themselves
2, 4
TRUE OR FALSE
The main goal is to reduce the high body temperature slowly, because mortality
in heat stroke or morbid progression to heat stroke with less serious forms of
heat-induced illnesses is directly related to the duration of hyperthermia.
False
Rational: The main goal is to reduce the high body temperature as quickly as
possible, because mortality in heat stroke or morbid progression to heat stroke with
less serious forms of heat-induced illnesses is directly related to the duration of
hyperthermia.
Which of the following are methods can be used to decrease body
temperature? SATA
1. Cooling blankets
2. Only take rectal body temps
3. Immersion of the patient in a cold water bath
4. Ice applied to the neck, groin, chest, and axillae
1, 3, 4
Frostbite can result in __________ stasis and thrombosis.
, venous
___________ is a condition in which the core temp is 35 C or less as a result of
exposure to cold or an inability to maintain body temp in the absence of low
ambient temps.
Hypothermia
Which of the following is supportive care during the rewarming process? Select
all that apply.
1. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter
2. Mechanical ventilation with PEEP
3. Administration of cooled IV fluids
4. External cardiac compression
1, 2, 4
Decompression sickness S&S
Signs and symptoms include joint or extremity pain, numbness, hypesthesia, and
loss of range of motion.
Nonfatal drowning is defined as survival for at least ___hours after submersion
that caused respiratory arrest?
A. 36
B. 24
C. 12
D. 6
B. 24
_____________ sickness occurs in patients who have engaged in diving, high-
altitude flying, or flying in commercial aircraft within 24 hours after diving.
Decompression
TRUE OR FALSE
The most common site for a snake bite is the upper extremity.
True
