When evaluating the patient's temperature levels, the nurse ...

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When evaluating the patient's temperature levels, the nurse expects the patient's temperature to be lower:
 
  a. in the morning.
  b. after exercising.
  c. during periods of stress.
  d. during the postoperative period.

Question 2

A mistake is made while recording the client's medical record. The nurse should:
 
  A. Scratch out the error and rewrite the notation
  B. Use correction fluid and write over the error
  C. Discard the page and replace the notations on a new sheet
  D. Draw a line through the error, write the correct notation above it, and initial the correction

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Answer to Question 1

A
Temperature is lowest during early morning. Muscle activity and stress raise heat production. Drugs may impair or promote sweating, vasoconstriction, or vasodilation, or may interfere with the ability of the hypothalamus to regulate temperature.

Answer to Question 2

D
D. Draw a single line through the error, write the word error above it, and sign your name or initials. Then record note correctly. Check agency policy.
A. Do not scratch out errors. Charting becomes illegible.
B. The nurse should never erase entries or use correction fluid and should never use a pencil. The use of correction fluid could make the charting become illegible, and it may appear as if the nurse were attempting to hide something or to deface the record.
C. Because the record is a legal document, you would not destroy part of the record. It is also possible that you are destroying another nurse's record.

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