A nurse is caring for a patient who has a high temperature. The nurse plans to help the patient regain a normal temperature through conduction. What technique does the nurse use?
a. Placing a cooling fan in the patient's room
b. Putting ice packs in the patient's axillae
c. Spraying the patient with a fine mist of water
d. Turning the temperature down in the room
ANS: B
Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact with another object, such as an ice pack. A cooling fan would help lower temperature by convection. Spraying the patient with a mist of water would lead to evaporative cooling. Turning the temperature down is an example of radiation.
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