The nurse is preparing to take the patient's temperature.Which of the following may cause the temperature to fluctuate? (Select all that apply. )

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Older adults have a narrower range of temperature than younger adults.A temperature within an acceptable range in an adult may reflect a fever in an older adult.Undeveloped temperature-control mechanisms in infants and children cause temperature to rise and fall rapidly.Stress elevates temperature.Women have wider temperature fluctuations than men because of menstrual cycle hormonal changes;body temperature varies during menopause.Some drugs impair or promote sweating,vasoconstriction,or vasodilation,or interfere with the ability of the hypothalamus to regulate temperature.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Take the Patient's Temperature