A nursing assistant asks the nurse why she needs to bathe a febrile patient. The best response is that this intervention increases heat loss through:
A. convection.
B. radiation.
C. conduction.
D. evaporation.
C
Convection is the transfer of heat away from the body or an object by air movement. Radiation is the transfer of heat between two objects without physical contact. Evaporation is the transfer of heat energy when a liquid is changed to a gas.
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Matching and mirroring are techniques
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A. antagonist. B. modulator. C. partial agonist. D. agonist.
Which statements are correct concerning the problem statement of a qualitative nursing research study report? Standard Text: Select all that apply
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