A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving an epidural infusion for pain management.Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention from the nurse?

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Complications of epidural therapy include infection,bleeding,leakage of cerebrospinal fluid,occlusion of the catheter lumen,and catheter migration.Headache,neck stiffness,and a temperature higher than 101° F are signs of meningitis and should be reported to the provider immediately.The other findings are important but do not require immediate intervention.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Is Receiving