The Patient Has Been in the Hospital for Several Days

question 14

Multiple Choice

The patient has been in the hospital for several days for urosepsis.He has been responding favorably to treatment,and his vital signs have been "normal" for 2 days.When the nurse takes his vital signs,however,the patient's apical pulse is 152 and regular.The nurse suspects that the:

• A)patient is having a reaction to his narcotic medication.
• B)patient may be suffering from hypothermia.
• C)patient's fever may have returned.
• D)patient may be an athlete.

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Definitions:

Imprinting

A form of learning in which an animal gains its sense of species identification and behavior in a very brief period after birth or hatching.

Conservation

Within the realm of cognitive development, the realization that specific attributes of objects are constant, even when their shape or look alters.

Accommodation

The process of adapting cognitive schemas to incorporate new information.

Egocentrism

A developmental phase where an individual is unable to distinguish between their own perspective and that of others, often observed in children.