A nurse aide reports to the nurse that a 94-year-old client's rectal temperature is 35.8°C. The nurse interprets this value as
A) a sign of infection.
B) a normal value for older clients.
C) an inaccurate reading by the nurse aide.
D) a sign of anemia.
B
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