NSG 200 - Module 2 Study Guide. Questions & Answers.

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General Inspection 1. Inspection is a visual examination of the patient 2. general survey provides information about characteristics of an illness, a client’s hygiene and body image, emotional s... tate, recent changes in weight, and development status 3. General Observation—Simple observations of the patient on entry to the room provide significant information. a. These observations may include their attitude, pain severity, posture imbalance 4. Affect—Physical presentation of emotion, or lack there of 5. Tripod Position—Sitting slighting forward and bracing arms and knees 6. Fetal Position—A guarding position a person experiencing pain may assume when lying down 7. Assistive Device—Use of accessories to help patient move Measurements of Vital Signs 1. Temperature a. Hypothalamus—regulates the body temperature b. Normal Temp – (96.4 to 99.1 F), (35.8 to 37.3 C) c. Average temp – (98.6 F), (37 C) 2. Diurnal Variations—A temp difference of 1 to 1.5 Fahrenheit with lowest temp found early in morning and high temp found in late afternoon and early evening. a. Heat is gained through metabolism and exercise b. Heat is lost through conduction, convection, radiation, and evaporation 3. Conduction –Process of losing health through physical contact with another object. a. E.g. Sleeping on the floor—Heat from your body is transferred to the floor to make it warm. 4. Convection—Process of losing heat through the movement of water and air a. E.g. Using the fan to cool your skin form sweat 5. Radiation—Process of heat loss by infrared rays a. E.g. Sun transfers heat through radiation 6. Evaporation—Process of losing heat through conversion- Water to gas a. E.g. Evaporation of sweat. [Show More]

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