NSG-300 Exam 1, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+

NSG-300 Exam 1, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+ What is the goal of Healthy People 2020? - -promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages -access to health services -injury/violence prevention -health for all ages -health of communities affects overall health of nation Illness perceptions - -beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural, spiritual, or ethical factors what does holistic care consist of - -paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client what is the normal range for a child temperature - -96.8-99 F. what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral) - -98.6 F. what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal) - -99.5 F. what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary) - -97.7 F. pyrexia - -fever afebrile - -without fever hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia - -very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above) hypothermia - -low body temperature (95 F. or lower) factors affecting temperature - -developmental level, environment, sex, exercise, emotions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a client's temperature - -if the patient has a problem with their mouth or if their mouth is in use by medical equipment what is the normal range for adult pulse - -60-100 bpm; strong, regular systole - -peak of the wave; contraction of the heart diastole - -trough of the wave; resting phase of heart stroke volume - -the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction. Cardiac Output (CO) - -total quantity of blood pumped per minute factors affecting pulse - -exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds, hemorrhage, postural changes, pulmonary conditions what is something to consider about older adult's pulse? - -it may take longer for the HR to rise. heart sounds may also sometimes be muffled due to an increase in air space in the lungs what is something to consider about older adult's temperature? - -it runs low when should you take the apical pulse - -when the radial pulse is irregular, if a patient is taking cardiac meds, or in assessment of infants to