The Nurse Is Assessing a Client with Graves' Disease and Finds

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a client with Graves' disease and finds that the client's temperature has risen 1° F.Before notifying the health care provider,which action by the nurse takes priority?

• A) Turn the lights down in the client's room and shut the door.
• B) Call for an immediate electrocardiogram (ECG).
• C) Calculate the client's apical-radial pulse deficit.
• D) Administer a dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol).

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