A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has an Elevated

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who has an elevated temperature. The nurse plans to help the patient regain a normal temperature through conduction. What technique does the nurse use?

• A) Placing a cooling fan in the patient's room
• B) Putting ice packs in the patient's axillae
• C) Spraying the patient with a fine mist of water
• D) Turning the temperature down in the room

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Definitions:

Substrate Concentration

The amount of substrate present that can be converted by an enzyme into a product in a chemical reaction.

Enzymatic Activity

The process by which enzymes act as catalysts to speed up biochemical reactions.

Enzyme Activity

The process by which enzymes catalyze chemical reactions, crucial for cellular functions and metabolic processes.

Coenzymes

Non-protein chemical compounds that support enzymes in catalyzing reactions.