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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 17:57:05

Answer:

A deficit in thermo-regulation

At risk for infection.

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Hyperthermia or risk for hyperthermia

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there are two ways to use a nursing diagnosis for fever which is accepted by NANDA..

if it is an actual problem (a skyrocketing fever)

the following may be used:

> Ineffective Thermoregulation

and

> Hyperthermia

if its a potential problem, then you can use the phrase

High risk for..

and dont forget to include the etiologic factor in your nursing diagnosis for it to be a complete one..

thanks

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