Nursing Care for Febrile and Hypothermic Clients
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What is the preferred method to measure blood pressure in adults?

  • Auscultation (correct)
  • Analyzing the sounds of blood flow
  • Using automated blood pressure monitors
  • Measuring oscillations in blood flow

    • What indicates positive results for orthostatic hypotension?

  • SBP <20mmHg or DBP <10mmHg within 3 mins of standing
  • SBP >20mmHg or DBP >10mmHg within 3 mins of standing (correct)
  • SBP <10mmHg or DBP <20mmHg within 3 mins of standing
  • SBP >10mmHg or DBP >20mmHg within 3 mins of standing

    • What must a nurse know when assessing blood pressure?

  • How to measure pulse rate
  • The appropriate cuff color to use
  • How to describe sounds (correct)
  • The ideal time of day to assess blood pressure

    • What do automated blood pressure monitors determine BP by?

    <p>Analyzing the sounds of blood flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the measures for nursing care for febrile clients according to the text?

    <p>Monitoring parameters, measures to lower temp, provision of comfort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two types of hypothermia mentioned in the text?

    <p>Intentional and unintentional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What increases the risk of hypothermia according to the text?

    <p>Chronic conditions like alcoholism, malnutrition, hypothyroidism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the absence of breaths, which if it lasts for more than 4 to 6 minutes, may lead to brain damage and death?

    <p>Apnea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for difficulty breathing with shallow rapid respirations?

    <p>Dyspnea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for breathing that is easier in an upright position?

    <p>Orthopnea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure known as?

    <p>Pulse pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What helps maintain normal blood pressure by controlling the resistance of arterioles with age?

    <p>Elasticity of arterial walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor determines both systole and diastole?

    <p>Peripheral resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs over minutes to hours and involves neural and humoral mechanisms?

    <p>Short-term regulation of blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone, stimulated by decreased blood pressure and volume, causes vasoconstriction to increase blood pressure?

    <p>Vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes vasoconstriction leading to increased blood pressure through angiotensin 2?

    <p>Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the pulse pressure by changes in the radius of arterioles?

    <p>Peripheral resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs when body has too much extracellular fluid, causing an increase in blood pressure?

    <p>Long-term regulation of blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor causes an increase in blood pressure by increasing cardiac output?

    <p>Strong ventricular contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

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