A Client with an Infection Has a Fever

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client with an infection has a fever.What actions by the nurse help increase the client's comfort? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Administer antipyretics around the clock.
• B) Change the client's gown and linens when damp.
• C) Offer cool fluids to the client frequently.
• D) Place ice bags in the armpits and groin.
• E) Provide a fan to help cool the client.

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Definitions:

Sweetener

A feature that makes a security more attractive to some investors, thereby inducing them to accept a lower current yield. Convertible features and warrants are examples of sweeteners.

Bankers' Acceptance

A short-term debt instrument issued by a company that is guaranteed by a commercial bank, commonly used in international trade.

Securitization

The process whereby financial instruments that were previously thinly traded are converted to a form that creates greater liquidity. Securitization also applies to the situation where specific assets are pledged as collateral for securities, and hence asset-backed securities are created. One example of the former is junk bonds; an example of the latter is mortgage-backed securities.

Warrants

Financial instruments that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy shares of a stock at a specified price before the warrant expires.