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ssal

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The nurse providing care to a client with an elevated temperature would include in the plan of care:
 
  1. Apply warm blankets.
   2. Provide dry clothing.
   3. Administer warm intravenous fluids.
   4. Administer antipyretic medication.

Question 2

The nurse is going to perform range of motion exercises on a patient. Which of the following is incorrect for the nurse to do?
 
  a. Start at the patient's foot and move to the head.
  b. The head should be rotated 1/4 turn from side to side and then flexed and extended.
  c. The arms should be flexed and extended and adducted and abducted.
  d. Do not flex, extend, rotate, abduct, or adduct a joint if the patient complains of discomfort.



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kaillie

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Answer to Question 1

4. Administer antipyretic medication.

Rationale:
The client has an elevated temperature. The administration of antipyretic medication is one treatment used to lower the body temperature. The other options would be interventions to address a client with a lower body temperature and are incorrect.

Answer to Question 2

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When performing range of motion exercises with a patient, the head should be done first and then the nurse should proceed down the body, ending with the feet.




ssal

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Excellent


gcook

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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