Question

A nurse caring for an older adult who has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection checks the patient's temperature on admission and finds that it is 96.6°F. Which of the following describes how the nurse should interpret the finding?1. The patient is exhibiting a normal febrile response to a urinary tract infection.2. The patient's absent febrile response indicates absence of an infection.3. The patient may be exhibiting a blunted or absent febrile response.4. The patient's temperature is normal so the patient does not have an infection.

Answer 1

The patient may be exhibiting a blunted or absent febrile response.

Step-by-step explanation:

May be the patient after being diagnosed with urinary tract infection the physician administered an antibiotics for him and he took it, which can decrease the patient symptoms.