A nurse places a fan in the room of a client who is overheated. This is an example of heat loss related to which of the following mechanisms of heat transfer?
A) Evaporation
B) Radiation
C) Conduction
D) Convection
Ans: D
Convection is the dissemination of heat by motion between areas of unequal density, as occurs with a fan blowing over a warm body. Evaporation is the conversion of a liquid to a vapor. Radiation is the diffusion or dissemination of heat by electromagnetic waves. Conduction is the transfer of heat to another object during direct contact.
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The nurse–theorist Roy developed the:
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