Exam 40: Warm and Cold Therapy

The use of cold (cryotherapy)to treat certain injuries is beneficial because of which of the following effects? (Select all that apply.)

Hot applications are used with caution in which of the following conditions? (Select all that apply.)

When applying a hypothermia or hyperthermia blanket,the nurse should:

The patient is receiving cold therapy and complains to the nurse that the area being treated is numb.How should the nurse respond?

A section of sterile or clean gauze moistened with a prescribed heated solution is known as a warm _________.

If a patient is to receive a cold application for a sprain,he or she should have:

___________ exerts a profound physiological effect on the body,reducing inflammation caused by injury to the musculoskeletal system.

It generally is accepted to discontinue hypothermia treatment when the patient's core temperature is __F above desired temperature.

When the skin is exposed to warm or hot temperatures,which of the following occurs? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following would require using caution in applying cold therapy?

The ________________ blanket raises,lowers,or maintains body temperature through conductive heat or cold transfer between the blanket and the patient.

What procedure should the nurse follow when applying hot compresses to an open wound?

If a patient on a hypothermia blanket starts to shiver,what action should the nurse take?

The nurse removes an ice pack and notices that the area underneath the ice pack is blue.What action should the nurse take?

A new staff nurse is assigned to the unit.The charge nurse evaluates that the new staff member knows the proper use of the aquathermia pad when:

A __________ is given using a special tub or chair basin that allows a patient to sit in water without immersing the legs,feet,and upper trunk.

The nurse is applying an ice pack to the patient's knee.She notices that there is moisture on the outside of the bag.How should the nurse respond?

For which patient should the nurse consider an application of cold?

Assessment of a patient reveals that the area directly under the heating pad is slightly red.How should the nurse respond?

Because a cloth placed over a heating pad conducts temperatures poorly,it can protect the skin and tissues from hot temperature extremes and is known as an ___________.