A postoperative patient is shivering. The nurse recalls that this mechanism is ____________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
an involuntary response that increases heat production
Physiological and behavioral mechanisms act to regulate and control body temperature. The body produces additional heat when the body experiences voluntary movements, involuntary shivering, and nonshivering thermogenesis. The basal metabolic rate is dependent on body surface area.
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The nurse is caring for an active 14-year-old boy who has recently been diagnosed with scoliosis. He is dismayed that a "jock" like himself could have this condition and is afraid it will affect his spot on the water polo team
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What would you do differently and how?