CHAPTER 3: INFLAMMATION, THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE, AND FEVER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022

A nurse's hand-off reports states that the patient has pyrexia. The nurse plans care for the patient with which of the following events? a) Fever b) Incontinence c) Wound d) Rash - ANS-Fever When a patient is documented to have pyrexia, the nurse should plan care for a patient with a fever. A client asks why his temperature is always below 98.6°F. The nurse responds: a) A person's highest point of core temperature is usually first thing in the morning. b) The best way to bring your body temperature up to normal is to live in a warmer climate. c) Some people maintain a core body temperature of 41°C and that is normal for them. d) Normal core temperature varies between individuals within the range of 97.0°F to 99.5°F. - ANS-Normal core temperature varies between individuals within the range of 97.0°F to 99.5°F. Core temperature is normally maintained within a range of 36.0°C to 37.5°C (97.0°F to 99.5°F). -A core temperature greater than 41°C (105.8°F) or less than 34°C (93.2°F) usually indicates that the body's thermoregulatory ability is impaired. - Body heat is generated in the tissues of the body, transferred to the skin surface by the blood, and then released into the environment surrounding the body. -The thermoregulatory center regulates the temperature of the deep body tissues, or "core" of the body, rather than the surface temperature. -Internal core temperatures reach their highest point in late afternoon and evening and their lowest point in the early morning hours. Which of the following patients is most likely to have impairments to the wound healing process? A patient with: a) A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and consequent impaired mobility.