The client in the Emergency Department has pale, cool, waxy skin, and is shivering, disoriented, and drowsy. All of the client's vital signs are decreased. The nurse concludes that this client is experiencing which of the following?
1. Vital sign crisis
2. Pyrexia
3. Remittent fever
4. Hypothermia
4
Rationale: The client is exhibiting all the signs of hypothermia. Vital signs are all decreased, so the client is not experiencing pyrexia (fever), or a remittent fever, which would occur with an elevated temperature. There is no such thing as vital sign crisis.
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