What does heat exhaustion result in?
a. Profuse sweating
b. Profound vasodilation
c. A need to ingest cool liquids
d. Permanent damage to the hypothalamus
e. An increased risk for future heat exhaustion
Answer:
a. Profuse sweating
b. Profound vasodilation
c. A need to ingest cool liquids
You might also like to view...
A 2-year-old child's hemoglobin is 8.2 g/dL. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Ask the parents about activity level. B. Document findings in the chart. C. Notify the provider immediately. D. Schedule a re-draw of blood in 6 months.
When seeking advice involving the patient's right to refuse medication, the nurse should most appropriately consult:
a. a minister or priest. b. the hospital ethics committee. c. the nursing supervisor. d. a more experienced nurse.
A student nurse is asked to recall questions included in the SCOFF questionnaire. Which questions identified by the student are appropriate?
Select all that apply. A) Do you believe yourself to be fat when others say you are too thin? B) Would you say that food dominates your life? C) Do you worry you have lost control over how much you eat? D) Do you make yourself sick because you feel uncomfortably full? E) Have you recently lost more than 1 pound in a 3-month period?
A patient has come to the emergency department. A dislocation is suspected. An x-ray has been ordered. Before confirmation by x-ray, the dislocation diagnosis is supported by which manife-stations? (Select all that apply.)
a. History of forceful injury b. Purple-black hematoma over joint c. Severe pain, aggravated by motion d. Muscle spasm e. Abnormal appearance of joint