Author Question: The nurse performing an assessment of a 90-year-old man suspected of having an upper respiratory ... (Read 117 times)

luminitza · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse performing an assessment of a 90-year-old man suspected of having an upper respiratory infection would expect to find:

a. temperature elevation over 100 F.
b. elevated white blood count.
c. history of recent periods of confusion.
d. record of increased fluid intake.

Question 2

The most effective method to take an older adult's temperature is to use a(n):

a. electronic thermometer, because it only takes a few seconds to assess temperature.
b. oral thermometer, because the presence of dry mucous membranes gives a more valid temperature.
c. axillary thermometer, because its position is nearer the heart.
d. rectal thermometer, because it is the best indicator of the body core temperature.