NUR1020C TERM 1 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Define and describe the concept of communication. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a process of interaction
between people in which symbols are used to create, exchange, and interpret messages about ideas,
emotions, and mind states.
What are the 6 parts of the communication process? *** - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Referent - event
or thought
2. Sender - person who initiates and encodes the message
3. Receiver - person who receives and decodes the message
4. Message - information communicated
5. Channel - method of communication
6. Feedback - response of the receiver
Types of communication *** - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Therapeutic
2. Non -therapeutic
3. Open-ended
4. Closed communication
5. Verbal
6. Non-verbal
Communication Competence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Means that communication by the nurse is
effective and appropriate
Thermoregulation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the process of maintaining core body temperature at a near
constant value
Normothermia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Normal range body temp
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Body temp below normal range
,Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Body temp above normal range
Hyperpyrexia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Extremely high body temp
Physiological adjustments to body temperature are controlled by the - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Hypothalamus
Average target body temperature - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees
Fahrenheit
Chemical thermogenesis leads to ______ and is a result of ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅increased
metabolic rate, epinephrine release
Peripheral vasoconstriction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the process where the body shunts warm blood
away from superficial body tissues and skin surfaces and increases muscle activity to minimize heat loss
What are the four types of heat loss? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Radiation
2. Conduction
3. Convection
4. Evaporation
Evaporation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of heat that occurs when a liquid is converted to a vapor. A
cooling process because a fluid is evaporating to a solid.
Radiation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of heat from the body surface to a cooler solid surface not in
direct contact, but in relative proximity. Loss through electromagnetic waves. Emit from the skin
surface.
Convection - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flow of heat from body surface to cooler air. Wet skin increases
convection.
, Conduction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of heat from the body surface to cooler surfaces in direct
contact. Warm heat lost to the other. Transfer of heat loss.
Heat loss by convection can be accelerated by - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅wet skin and wet clothing
Peripheral vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅process of a greater amount of blood being brought to
the surface of the skin
A patient with ____ will have elevated respiratory rates - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hyperthermia
A patient with ____ will have decreased respiratory rates - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hypothermia
Temperature is controlled by the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hypothalamus
Peripheral thermoreceptors are located in the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅skin
Central thermoreceptors are located in the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅spinal cord, abdominal organs, and
hypothalamus
Slower circulation, reduced function of thermoregulatory capacity of the skin, reduced heat production,
decreased shivering response, and reduced perception of environmental temperature effect which age
population? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Older adults
Fever is a pathophysiological reaction involving the immune system in response to ____ - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅pyrogens
Pyrogens - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fever-producing agnets
________ occurs when the body temperature rises above 37.6* C (99.68 F) with an unchanged
hypothalamic set point - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hyperthermia
Define and describe the concept of communication. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a process of interaction
between people in which symbols are used to create, exchange, and interpret messages about ideas,
emotions, and mind states.
What are the 6 parts of the communication process? *** - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Referent - event
or thought
2. Sender - person who initiates and encodes the message
3. Receiver - person who receives and decodes the message
4. Message - information communicated
5. Channel - method of communication
6. Feedback - response of the receiver
Types of communication *** - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Therapeutic
2. Non -therapeutic
3. Open-ended
4. Closed communication
5. Verbal
6. Non-verbal
Communication Competence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Means that communication by the nurse is
effective and appropriate
Thermoregulation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the process of maintaining core body temperature at a near
constant value
Normothermia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Normal range body temp
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Body temp below normal range
,Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Body temp above normal range
Hyperpyrexia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Extremely high body temp
Physiological adjustments to body temperature are controlled by the - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Hypothalamus
Average target body temperature - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees
Fahrenheit
Chemical thermogenesis leads to ______ and is a result of ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅increased
metabolic rate, epinephrine release
Peripheral vasoconstriction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the process where the body shunts warm blood
away from superficial body tissues and skin surfaces and increases muscle activity to minimize heat loss
What are the four types of heat loss? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Radiation
2. Conduction
3. Convection
4. Evaporation
Evaporation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of heat that occurs when a liquid is converted to a vapor. A
cooling process because a fluid is evaporating to a solid.
Radiation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of heat from the body surface to a cooler solid surface not in
direct contact, but in relative proximity. Loss through electromagnetic waves. Emit from the skin
surface.
Convection - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Flow of heat from body surface to cooler air. Wet skin increases
convection.
, Conduction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of heat from the body surface to cooler surfaces in direct
contact. Warm heat lost to the other. Transfer of heat loss.
Heat loss by convection can be accelerated by - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅wet skin and wet clothing
Peripheral vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅process of a greater amount of blood being brought to
the surface of the skin
A patient with ____ will have elevated respiratory rates - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hyperthermia
A patient with ____ will have decreased respiratory rates - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hypothermia
Temperature is controlled by the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hypothalamus
Peripheral thermoreceptors are located in the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅skin
Central thermoreceptors are located in the - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅spinal cord, abdominal organs, and
hypothalamus
Slower circulation, reduced function of thermoregulatory capacity of the skin, reduced heat production,
decreased shivering response, and reduced perception of environmental temperature effect which age
population? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Older adults
Fever is a pathophysiological reaction involving the immune system in response to ____ - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅pyrogens
Pyrogens - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅fever-producing agnets
________ occurs when the body temperature rises above 37.6* C (99.68 F) with an unchanged
hypothalamic set point - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅hyperthermia
