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The pediatric nurse completes an assessment on all patients assigned during evening shift at the hospital. Which patient assessment requires immediate intervention?
 
  a. Toddler with an axillary temperature of 99  F
  b. School-age child with widening pulse pressure
  c. Infant pulse rate of 100 beats per minute
  d. Adolescent with a respiratory rate of 28 breaths per minute
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6 years ago
ANS: B
A widening pulse pressure can indicate increased ICP; therefore it is the priority. An axillary temperature of 99  F, infant pulse of 100 bpm, and adolescent respiratory rate of 28 are expected assessments.
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