The nurse is charting on the patient who is status post surgery for an abdominal abscess and notes: "Pt's temperature has not exceeded 37°C this shift." This is an example of a(n)
a. intervention.
b. outcome.
c. plan.
d. diagnosis or analysis.
ANS: B
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