A client is started on antibiotic therapy for a respiratory infection. Which goal is appropriate for this client?
A)The client will have no evidence of sweating.
B)The client's mucous membranes will be dry.
C)The client's temperature will be within normal limits within 48 to 72 hours of the administration of the antibiotic.
D)The client's temperature will approach normal within 60 minutes of the administration of the antibiotic.

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A)A goal of care for a client receiving antibiotic therapy for an infection is for the temperature to be within normal limits within 48 to 72 hours after starting the antibiotic. The temperature approaching normal within 60 minutes would be an appropriate goal if the client were receiving antipyretics. Sweating is evidence that the temperature is decreasing, a desired outcome. Dry mucous membranes are evidence of an elevated temperature and are not a desired outcome.
B)A goal of care for a client receiving antibiotic therapy for an infection is for the temperature to be within normal limits within 48 to 72 hours after starting the antibiotic. The temperature approaching normal within 60 minutes would be an appropriate goal if the client were receiving antipyretics. Sweating is evidence that the temperature is decreasing, a desired outcome. Dry mucous membranes are evidence of an elevated temperature and are not a desired outcome.
C)A goal of care for a client receiving antibiotic therapy for an infection is for the temperature to be within normal limits within 48 to 72 hours after starting the antibiotic. The temperature approaching normal within 60 minutes would be an appropriate goal if the client were receiving antipyretics. Sweating is evidence that the temperature is decreasing, a desired outcome. Dry mucous membranes are evidence of an elevated temperature and are not a desired outcome.
D)A goal of care for a client receiving antibiotic therapy for an infection is for the temperature to be within normal limits within 48 to 72 hours after starting the antibiotic. The temperature approaching normal within 60 minutes would be an appropriate goal if the client were receiving antipyretics. Sweating is evidence that the temperature is decreasing, a desired outcome. Dry mucous membranes are evidence of an elevated temperature and are not a desired outcome.

A Client Is Started on Antibiotic Therapy for a Respiratory