A pediatric patient with multiple myeloma who is receiving chemotherapy has a body temperature that has risen three degrees during the six-hour period and is now 102.2 °F. The nurse should:

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The nurse should administer antipyretic as prescribed and notify the physician. An elevated body temperature increases metabolic demands and the pyrexia must be treated immediately; the physician must be notified because the patient is immunocompromised, from both the disease and the chemotherapy.

A Pediatric Patient with Multiple Myeloma Who Is Receiving Chemotherapy