- Being one of the hijacked airplanes of 9/11
- Being the plane that landed in the Hudson River
- The plane Amiliee disappeared in.
- Or a random plane
Answer: The plane that landed in the hudson river aka flight 1549
A homeless person is brought to the emergency department after prolonged exposure to cold weather. The nurse would assess the patient for what manifestations of hypothermia?
Answer: Stupor may occur with hypothermia because of slowed cerebral metabolic processes.
A child is about to be admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) after surgery for removal of a tumor in the hypothalamic region of the brain. The nurse manager should intervene immediately when observing the child's nurse perform which action?
Answer: It is not safe to put the bed in the Trendelenburg position, because raising the foot increases blood flow to the brain, thereby increasing intracranial pressure. Temperature elevations may occur after a craniotomy because of stimulation of the hypothalamus.
The nurse identifies which priority nursing invention for a patient with hyperthermia?
Answer: Removing excess clothing. Seizures may occur because of a high body temperature, so decreasing heat absorption through clothing is the highest priority.
During orientation to an emergency department, the nurse educator would be concerned if the new nurse listed which of the following as a risk factor for impaired thermoregulation?
Answer: Physical agility is not a risk factor for impaired thermoregulation. Impaired cognition, occupational exposure, and temperature extremes are risk factors.
The priority nursing intervention for a patient suspected to be hypothermic would be to
Answer: The first thing to do with a patient suspected to be hypothermic is to remove wet clothes, because heat loss is five times greater when clothing is wet.
The nurse admitting a patient to the emergency department on a very hot summer day would suspect hyperthermia when the patient demonstrates
Answer: red, sweaty skin. Vasodilation occurs causing the skin to appear flushed and warm to touch. With hyperthermia, respiratory rate and heart rate increases.
A volunteer at the senior center asks the visiting nurse why the senior citizens always seem to be complaining about temperatures. The nurses best response is that older people have a diminished ability to regulate body temperature because of