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Nursing Assessment
Assessment Rationales
Evaluate the patient for
drug abuse use,including anti These groups of drugs contribute to
psychotics, opioids, and vasodilation and heat loss.
alcohol.
Poor nutrition contributes to
Evaluate the patient’s decreased energy reserves and
nutrition and weight. restricts the body’s ability to generate
heat by caloric consumption.
