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Chapter 30: Vital Signs Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE
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- Chapter 30: Vital Signs 
 
Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1.	A patient has a head injury and damages the hypothalamus. Which vital sign will the nurse monitor most closely? 
 
a.	Pulse 
 
b.	Respirations 
c.	Temperature 
 
d.	Blood pressure 
 
ANS: C 
 
Disease or trauma to the hypothalamus or the spinal cord, which carries hypothalamic messages, causes serious alterations in temperature control. The hypothalamus does not control pulse, respirations, or blood pressure. 
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