The nurse is working at a local fair on a warm day in August. Which reading would concern the nurse the most?
1. 22-year-old man with temperature of 100.2 °F oral
2. 74-year-old woman with temperature of 100.8 °F oral
3. Newborn temperature of 99.6 °F axillary
4. Middle-aged adult with temperature of 99.2 °F oral
Correct Answer: 2
Older adult clients do not have efficient temperature regulatory systems, placing them at increased risk for hypothermia and hyperthermia. On a warm day, an older adult client with a temperature of 100.8 °F would be a concern to the nurse, who would attempt to cool the client and encourage fluid intake. It is not unusual for the other adult clients to have a mildly elevated temperature on a warm day. Newborns' temperatures are highly dependent on environmental temperature and how they are dressed, so the infant should be undressed and allowed to cool, and then temperature should be reassessed.
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