In Addition to Monitoring the Controls on the Hypothermia Blanket

question 13

Multiple Choice

In addition to monitoring the controls on the hypothermia blanket every 30 minutes,the nurse will need to assess the patient's ____________ every 4 hours.

• A) heart rate
• B) respiratory rate
• C) axillary temperature
• D) rectal temperature

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Definitions:

Hydrographs

Charts that show the flow rate of water over time in a specific stream, river, or other body of water.

Hydrograph

a graph showing the rate of flow (discharge) versus time past a specific point in a stream, river, or other channel.

Snowmelt

The runoff produced by melting snow.

Hundred-year Flood

is a term used to describe a flood event that has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year, used as a standard metric in flood risk assessment.