NUR 304 Exam 1 – Study Guide and Exam Review Material
The 5 Vital Signs - ANS ✔✔1) Temperature
2) Pulse
3) Respiratory rate
4) Blood pressure
5) Oxygen saturation
When should a nurse look at VS? - ANS ✔✔- initial visit
-whenever the patient condition changes
Is pain subjective or objective? - ANS ✔✔Subjective
Nursing Intervention - ANS ✔✔nurses are responsible for the patient
Average temperature range - ANS ✔✔98.8-100.4
Fever - ANS ✔✔Oral: >100 F
Rectal: >100.4 F
Hypothermia - ANS ✔✔<95F
Hyperthermia - ANS ✔✔>104 F
What produces heat? - ANS ✔✔-neural and vascular control
- basal metabolic rate
, - nonshivering thermogenesis
What looses heat? - ANS ✔✔-Radiation
-Convenction
-evaporation
-conduction
What is radiation? - ANS ✔✔loss of heat through skin
What controls the BMR? - ANS ✔✔thyroid
What is convection? - ANS ✔✔transfer of heat through air or water
What is conduction? - ANS ✔✔it is when heat transfers from warm to cool surface by using an
object
How babies are affected to body temperature - ANS ✔✔lose heat through head
How the elderly are affected by body temp? - ANS ✔✔-they can't generate their own
temperature
- the hypothalamus does not work properly
Patho Fever - ANS ✔✔the temp increases to help defend the host when being attacked
Phases of Patho-Fever - ANS ✔✔-inital> rising temp
-sec. > max point
-third> vasodialation occurs
The 5 Vital Signs - ANS ✔✔1) Temperature
2) Pulse
3) Respiratory rate
4) Blood pressure
5) Oxygen saturation
When should a nurse look at VS? - ANS ✔✔- initial visit
-whenever the patient condition changes
Is pain subjective or objective? - ANS ✔✔Subjective
Nursing Intervention - ANS ✔✔nurses are responsible for the patient
Average temperature range - ANS ✔✔98.8-100.4
Fever - ANS ✔✔Oral: >100 F
Rectal: >100.4 F
Hypothermia - ANS ✔✔<95F
Hyperthermia - ANS ✔✔>104 F
What produces heat? - ANS ✔✔-neural and vascular control
- basal metabolic rate
, - nonshivering thermogenesis
What looses heat? - ANS ✔✔-Radiation
-Convenction
-evaporation
-conduction
What is radiation? - ANS ✔✔loss of heat through skin
What controls the BMR? - ANS ✔✔thyroid
What is convection? - ANS ✔✔transfer of heat through air or water
What is conduction? - ANS ✔✔it is when heat transfers from warm to cool surface by using an
object
How babies are affected to body temperature - ANS ✔✔lose heat through head
How the elderly are affected by body temp? - ANS ✔✔-they can't generate their own
temperature
- the hypothalamus does not work properly
Patho Fever - ANS ✔✔the temp increases to help defend the host when being attacked
Phases of Patho-Fever - ANS ✔✔-inital> rising temp
-sec. > max point
-third> vasodialation occurs
