NURP 502 Exam 1 |Questions and answers with 100% correct solutions | A+ Grade
What is a fever of unknown origin (FUO)? Fever of 100.4 or greater that lasts more than 10-14 days without a documented source from physical exam/screening labs What is prolonged fever? Single illness in which fever that exceeds that which expected for the clinical dx. Ex- fever >10 days for viral URI or >3 wks for mono What is the preferred method to take temp? Rectal or oral What education should be provided to caregivers about a child's fever? Fever is symptom, not a disease. Fever has positive attributes such as killing bacteria/viruses Treat the comfort of the child, fever does not always have to be brought down If child is bundled up, unbundle and assess temp
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