A Registered Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Student Nurses

question 17

Multiple Choice

A registered nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about the factors that diminish the ability to mount a febrile response in older clients. Which statement made by a student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?

• A) "Decreased vasodilation reduces the ability to cause fever."
• B) "Decreased subcutaneous fat reduces the ability to cause fever."
• C) "Decreased ability to raise blood pressure reduces the ability to cause fever."
• D) "Decreased responsiveness of the hypothalamus reduces the ability to cause fever."

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