The nursing instructor is teaching the senior nursing class to assess a patient for heat stroke. The nursing instructor should tell the students that they would most likely assess which symptom in a patient with heat stroke?
A) Hypertension
B) Anhidrosis
C) Warm moist skin
D) Bradypnea
Ans: B
Feedback: Heat stroke is manifested by anhidrosis confusion, bizarre behavior, coma, elevated body temperature, hot dry skin, tachypnea, hypotension, and tachycardia. Therefore options A, C, and D are incorrect.
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