When the Patient Returns from the Physical Therapy Department, He

question 32

Multiple Choice

When the patient returns from the physical therapy department, he is diaphoretic and his skin is flushed but cool. Nursing intervention in this situation should be for the nurse to:

• A) call his physician about the amount of exertion in physical therapy.
• B) suggest the patient walk slowly in the hall to "cool down."
• C) offer additional fluids to replace those lost through normal cooling.
• D) place a light cover over the patient to prevent his chilling.

---

Definitions:

Traffic Jam

A condition on roadways where vehicles are halted or slowed for reasons such as increased vehicles volume or road construction, leading to congestion.

Odds

The ratio of the probability of an event happening to the probability of it not happening, often used in gambling and statistics.

Probability

A numerical representation, ranging from 0 to 1, indicating the probability of an event's occurrence.

Explanatory Variable

An explanatory variable is a type of independent variable that is used to explain variations in the dependent variable.