When Rewarming a Patient Who Arrived in the Emergency Department

question 16

Multiple Choice

When rewarming a patient who arrived in the emergency department ( ED ) with a temperature of 87° F, which assessment indicates that the nurse should discontinue the rewarming?

• A) The patient stops shivering.
• B) The BP decreases to 85/40 mm Hg.
• C) The patient develops atrial fibrillation.
• D) The core temperature is 94° F ( 34.4° C ).

---

Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach founded by Sigmund Freud, focusing on uncovering unconscious motives and conflicts as means of understanding and treating psychological disorders.

Primary Aim

The main goal or objective that an individual, group, or project is seeking to achieve.

Psychoanalysts

Professionals in a field of psychology that studies the unconscious mind and uses techniques like free association and dream analysis for therapy.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.