A client has meningitis following brain surgery.What comfort measures may the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)

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The client with meningitis often has high fever,pain,and some degree of confusion.Cool washcloths to the forehead are comforting and help with pain.Allowing the client to assume a position of comfort also helps manage pain.Keeping voices low and lights dimmed also helps convey caring in a nonthreatening manner.The nurse provides antipyretics for fever.

A Client Has Meningitis Following Brain Surgery