Part 2: 3-Column Notes

Using the coded text from Part 1, you will translate that informa on into 3-column notes.

3-Column Notes

1.What?
- The role of oxygen and nutrients in maintaining human survival.
- Why extreme heat and extreme cold threaten human survival.
2. So What? 3. Now What? “thinking like a nurse,”
- Oxygen: - Brain cells are required for a high and
- is a key component of the o Are you ge ng the necessary
steady produc on of ATP. Lack of
chemical reac ons that keep the amount of oxygen? Check O2 Sats,
oxygen is can be harmful to these cells.
body alive. check coloring of lips, ngers & toes.
Brain damage occurs w/in 5 min w/o
- including the reac on that o Blood work necessary to check for
oxygen. Death occurs a er 10 min. w/
produces ATP. dehydra on and malnutri on.
o oxygen.
- A nutrient: o Discuss diet plan w/nutri onist for
- substance in foods and - Survival w/o water may only last a few pt Are they intaking enough ATP
beverages. days. Our func oning chemicals use producing nutrients?
- Necessary for human survival. water for dissolving and transport. o How much water do you drink on a
- Energy-yielding nutrients: Carbs Water makes up 70% of an adult’s daily basis? Discuss adequate daily
and lipids body mass. Water helps regulate uid intake.
- Temperatures: internal temp. and cushions, protects o Are limbs a ected by the extreme
- Chemical reac ons the body & lubricates joints. weather condi on?
needs can only take place within - The breakdown material of carbs/lipids o Check for any cogni ve delays/
a narrow range of body are used in metabolic process that disrup ons. Brain cells may have
temperatures. converts it to ATP. been damaged.
- Just below to just above 37 - Macronutrients: water & energy- o Do a skin assessment to determine
degrees C yielding nutrients. Body needs them in if there were any a ects the
- Outside the norm, proteins lose large amounts. extreme weather had on the
their normal structure. - Micronutrients: vits & minerals. integumentary system.
- Proteins cannot func on and Essen al in chemical reac ons/
the chemical process stops. processes like nerve impulses and
- Body’s Response: body structure.
- Swea ng if exposed to short- - Adequate water is necessary to
term heat. As sweat evaporates produce sweat.
from skin, it removes some - Body will start breaking down stored
thermal energy. energy to generate heat in extreme
- Shivering if exposed to short- cold weather. Once depleted, RBC’s
term cold. will lose the ability to give up oxygen,
denying the brain of it. If body temp
can remain stable, frostbite can take
place. This can be permanent, leading
to gangrene and amputa on.
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