Under these conditions, which of the following statements is true? under these conditions, which of the following statements is true? steam burns the skin worse than hot water because the thermal conductivity of steam is much higher than that of liquid water. steam burns the skin worse than hot water because the heat of vaporization is released as well. hot water burns the skin worse than steam because the thermal conductivity of hot water is much higher than that of steam. hot water and steam both burn skin about equally badly.

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?