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The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Had

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The nurse is caring for a patient who has had abdominal surgery and has developed a slight temperature. The nurse identifies which statement to be a patient-centered goal?


A) The patient's temperature will return to normal within 24 hours.
B) The nurse will medicate the patient for elevated temperature every 4 hours as needed.
C) Skin integrity will be maintained until the patient is ambulatory.
D) The patient will ambulate 10 feet by postoperative day 2.

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