The nurse documents in the client chart that the client has a remittent fever. Based on this information, what does the student nurse know about the assigned client's fever?
A) A temperature that alternates between a fever and a normal or subnormal reading
B) A temperature that rises several degrees above normal and returns to normal or near normal
C) A temperature that stays elevated
D) A sudden drop from fever to normal temperature
Question 2
A mill worker with injuries to the spinal cord is under care at a healthcare facility and is
now anxious about the paralysis that he has experienced. What would be the
consequence of a transection of the spinal cord?
A) Permanent paralysis
B) Chronic headaches
C) Confusion
D) Loss of renal function