Maintain body temp - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How much of a healthy adult is composed of fluids? 50-70% What are electrolytes? Mineral salts dissolved in Water Fluids help maintain your body temp This is True Why do fluids help maintain your body temp? Water has a high heat capacity- the temp of the body fluid remains stable. While sweating releases heat What is another function of fluid in the body? Protects and lubricates body tissues What are the functions of water? Essential for life and required for fluid and

Cell Shapes - 1) Squamous 2) Cuboidal 3) Columnar 4) Transitional atoms - the smalles units of matter (made of subatomic particles- * protons (+) * neutrons (neutral) * electrons (-) physiology - study of functions of anatomical structures cytology - study of cells &their functions histology - study of tissues & their structures microscopic anatomy - examines cells & molecules Six levels of body organization - 1. chemical. 2. cellular. 3. tissues. 4. organs. 5. organ systems. 6. organ...

Nursing Informatics Certification Exam, ANCC Informatics, ANCC Nursing Informatics Certification Review 629 Questions with Answers Meta structure of NI - CORRECT ANSWER The ability of the nurse to utilize data, information, and knowledge to make wise clinical decisions. Definition of Nursing Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER A speciality that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and ...

Etiology correct answers what causes the disease (risk factors, genetics, environment) Pathogenesis correct answers How does it evolve Clinical correct answers What someone looks like when they have symptoms Diagnosis correct answers labs, tests, findings Treatment correct answers medications, surgery, nursing care Nursing correct answers What we need to watch for (what affects us as nurses) Homeostasis correct answers Mechanisms to maintain internal body parameters in balance ...

NFDN 2003 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers Fluid & Electrolyte Needs - Correct Answer ️️ -- Homeostasis - Affected by digestion, absorption, metabolism of nutrients and excretion of waste Functions of Body Fluids - Correct Answer ️️ -- Need 1.5 L - 2.5L per day - 60-70% body weight is fluid [70% intracellular, 30% extracellular] - Transport nutrients and wastes to and from cells - Maintain body temp., acid-base balance, aids in digestion and elimination Assessment of Flu...

when is a baby considered a fetus and not an embryo?8/9 weeks amniotic fluid functions-maintain body temp -source of oral fluid and waste elimination (fetus swallows fluid and urinates into fluid) -cushions fetus -freedom of movement -barrier to infection -lung development (fluid goes in and out of lungs) -facilitates symmetrical growth why might too little amniotic fluid indicate the fetus has a kidney issue?the fetus's urine increases the amniotic fluid volume, if volume is too little the b...

Hyperthermia - ANSWERSElevated body temperature Temperature, weather, humidity, and hydration contribute Heat stress - ANSWERSThermal load on the body generated internally or externally (internal-muscle, external-environment) Five main factors affecting body temperature - ANSWERSMetabolic heat production Conductive heat exchange Convective heat exchange Radiant heat exchange Evaporative heat loss Metabolic heat production - ANSWERSNormal metabolic function generates heat Exercise ...

The Science of Nutrition - Answer--The study of nutrients in food and the body's handling of them -How food nourishes our body -How food influences our health -Nutrition contributes to wellness Wellness - Answer--The absence of disease -Physical, emotional, and spiritual health -Critical components: Nutrition, Physical activity Food - Answer--Animal or plant product that can be taken into the body to yield nutrients Nutrients - Answer--Substances obtained from food that are indispensabl...

Fluid & Electrolyte Needs : - Homeostasis - Affected by digestion, absorption, metabolism of nutrients and excretion of waste Functions of Body Fluids : - Need 1.5 L - 2.5L per day - 60-70% body weight is fluid [70% intracellular, 30% extracellular] - Transport nutrients and wastes to and from cells - Maintain body temp., acid-base balance, aids in digestion and elimination Assessment of Fluid Balance : - Health history [age, acute illness, environmental factors, diet, medications] - P...

what are the 3 stages the body goes through when under stress - ️️alarm stage (compensation) resistance stage/adaptation stage (coping) Exhaustion stage (decompensation) negative feedback vs positive feedback - ️️- Negative reduces effect/eliminates original stimulus eg. human body temp - Positive feedback reinforces original stimulus eg. oxytocin released during childbirth What is a perceived or anticipated threat that disrupts a person's well-being or homeostasis, and exceed...