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A Patient in the Hospital Puts on His Call Light

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A patient in the hospital puts on his call light and tells the person answering that he "thinks he is running a fever and has stomach discomfort." You are the registered nurse in charge. What should you do?


A) Ask the medical assistant to go to the patient's room and assess his complaints.
B) Go check to see if the patient has an order for Tylenol for a fever.
C) Page the resident on call immediately to assess the patient.
D) Go to the patient's room and assess for fever and the epigastric discomfort.

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