The client has an elevated temperature.Which statement is the most clinically appropriate for the nurse to use when documenting this finding in the medical record?

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"Febrile" is the most commonly used term to describe a client with an elevated temperature, as it indicates the presence of a fever. Option A, "the client is fever," is not grammatically correct. Option C, "hyperpyrexia," refers to an extremely high fever (>41 °C or 105.8 °F) and is not appropriate for a mildly elevated temperature. Option D, "hyperthermia," refers to an elevated body temperature due to external causes (e.g. heat stroke) rather than an internal infection.

The Client Has an Elevated Temperature