NSG 1400 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025-2026
normothermia - Answers 36.2-76.6 (97.2-99.7)
hypothermia - Answers temp below 36.2 (97.2)
hyperthermia - Answers temp above 37.6 (99.7)
hyperpyrexia - Answers temp above 41.5 (106.7)
fever - Answers elevation in body temp due to a change in the set point of the hypothalamus
populations at greatest risk for thermoregulation issues - Answers very old people and very
young people
education points for thermoregulation - Answers - dress appropriately for the weather
- maintain a stable temp in the home
- engage in physical activity appropriate to the temp conditions
nursing interventions for hyperthermia - Answers - remove excess clothing and blankets
- provide external cooling methods
- hydrate w/ cool fluids
- gastric lavage if ordered
- antipyretic drug therapy
nursing interventions for hypothermia - Answers - remove patient from cold environment
- provide internal and external warming measures
risk associated with rapid temperature increase - Answers dysrhythmias associated with rapid
temp increase
cellular regulation - Answers functions carried out within the cells to maintain homeostasis
cellular mutations can lead to ______________ when cellular regeneration mistakes are
undetected and uncorrected - Answers neoplasia
benign - Answers excessive growth of normal cells that are not capable of metastasis
malignant - Answers abnormal cells that are capable of metastasis
stages of development of a malignant neoplasm - Answers initiation, promotion, progression
consequences of malignant neoplasia - Answers - death
normothermia - Answers 36.2-76.6 (97.2-99.7)
hypothermia - Answers temp below 36.2 (97.2)
hyperthermia - Answers temp above 37.6 (99.7)
hyperpyrexia - Answers temp above 41.5 (106.7)
fever - Answers elevation in body temp due to a change in the set point of the hypothalamus
populations at greatest risk for thermoregulation issues - Answers very old people and very
young people
education points for thermoregulation - Answers - dress appropriately for the weather
- maintain a stable temp in the home
- engage in physical activity appropriate to the temp conditions
nursing interventions for hyperthermia - Answers - remove excess clothing and blankets
- provide external cooling methods
- hydrate w/ cool fluids
- gastric lavage if ordered
- antipyretic drug therapy
nursing interventions for hypothermia - Answers - remove patient from cold environment
- provide internal and external warming measures
risk associated with rapid temperature increase - Answers dysrhythmias associated with rapid
temp increase
cellular regulation - Answers functions carried out within the cells to maintain homeostasis
cellular mutations can lead to ______________ when cellular regeneration mistakes are
undetected and uncorrected - Answers neoplasia
benign - Answers excessive growth of normal cells that are not capable of metastasis
malignant - Answers abnormal cells that are capable of metastasis
stages of development of a malignant neoplasm - Answers initiation, promotion, progression
consequences of malignant neoplasia - Answers - death
