FULL TEST BANK Fundamental Nursing Skills and
Concepts 12th Edition Timby
Vital signs - ANSWER Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain
level plus oxygen saturation
Meatbolism - ANSWER Heat production is the by product
Pyrogens - ANSWER Agents that cause faver
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ANSWER is the rate of which heat is produced when
the body is at rest.
Hypothalamus - ANSWER Located between the cerebral hemispheres, acts as
thermostat and controls body temperature by feedback mechanisms
Diaphoresis - ANSWER Sweat production which attempts to cool the body by
evaporation. At risk for dehydration
Pyrexia (fever) - ANSWER Occurs when normal mechanisms of the body cannot
keep up with excessive heat production and body temperature rises
Hypoxia - ANSWER State of insufficient oxygen
Stroke volume is the volume of blood pushed into the aorta with each heart beat -
ANSWER is the volume of blood pushed into the aorta with each heart beat
Cardiac output - ANSWER the pulse rate multipled by the stroke volume
Respiration - ANSWER is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
and tissues and is initiated by the act of breathing
Respiration - ANSWER Healthy adult is 12 to 20 per minute
Tympanic membrane - ANSWER Eardrum or temporal artery
Axillary temperature - ANSWER Is the temperature taken in the armpit
Core tempertaure - ANSWER is the temperature of the deep tissue of the body
Normal body temperature - ANSWER 98.6 F
Normal body temperature RANGE - ANSWER 97.5F to 99.5F
Rectal temperature are - ANSWER about 1 F higher
Axillary temperature - ANSWER about 1 F lower than oral temperatures
Concepts 12th Edition Timby
Vital signs - ANSWER Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and pain
level plus oxygen saturation
Meatbolism - ANSWER Heat production is the by product
Pyrogens - ANSWER Agents that cause faver
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) - ANSWER is the rate of which heat is produced when
the body is at rest.
Hypothalamus - ANSWER Located between the cerebral hemispheres, acts as
thermostat and controls body temperature by feedback mechanisms
Diaphoresis - ANSWER Sweat production which attempts to cool the body by
evaporation. At risk for dehydration
Pyrexia (fever) - ANSWER Occurs when normal mechanisms of the body cannot
keep up with excessive heat production and body temperature rises
Hypoxia - ANSWER State of insufficient oxygen
Stroke volume is the volume of blood pushed into the aorta with each heart beat -
ANSWER is the volume of blood pushed into the aorta with each heart beat
Cardiac output - ANSWER the pulse rate multipled by the stroke volume
Respiration - ANSWER is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
and tissues and is initiated by the act of breathing
Respiration - ANSWER Healthy adult is 12 to 20 per minute
Tympanic membrane - ANSWER Eardrum or temporal artery
Axillary temperature - ANSWER Is the temperature taken in the armpit
Core tempertaure - ANSWER is the temperature of the deep tissue of the body
Normal body temperature - ANSWER 98.6 F
Normal body temperature RANGE - ANSWER 97.5F to 99.5F
Rectal temperature are - ANSWER about 1 F higher
Axillary temperature - ANSWER about 1 F lower than oral temperatures
