A client has meningitis following brain surgery. What comfort measures may the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Applying a cool washcloth to the head
b. Assisting the client to a position of comfort
c. Keeping voices soft and soothing
d. Maintaining low lighting in the room
e. Providing antipyretics for fever
ANS: A, B, C, D
The client with meningitis often has high fever, pain, and some degree of confusion. Cool washcloths to the forehead are comforting and help with pain. Allowing the client to assume a position of comfort also helps manage pain. Keeping voices low and lights dimmed also helps convey caring in a nonthreatening manner. The nurse provides antipyretics for fever.
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