The mother brings her infant to the clinic due to ear pain. The infant has a fever of 102°F, and the mother has the infant tightly swaddled in layers of blankets to sweat out the fever. The nurse plans to teach this mother How to:
1. Spongewith cool water to reduce fever.
2. Encourage the intake of solid foods.
3. Take an accurate temperature.
4. Dress an infant with a fever.
4. Dress an infant with a fever.
Rationale:
Sweating a fever is a folk treatment, and the nurse would need to teach the mother that this method of treatment causes dehydration and an eventual rise in temperature. It is contraindicated to sponge with cool water. Intake of solid food is less important that providing extra fluids. Teaching the mother to take a temperature is not as high a priority as addressing the overdressing of the infant.
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