A parent calls the pediatrician's office because her 1-year-old child has a 100° F temperature.What is the most appropriate initial nursing response to make to the parent?

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The child's comfort is the primary concern in treating a fever in a normally healthy child.The nurse asks about the child's comfort level before giving further information.Feeling a child's forehead can give clues related to whether the child's temperature should be measured; if it has already been measured,this is unnecessary because it does not give accurate information about the child's body temperature.Asking about other ill family members is important,but not as the initial response,which should be to get more data about the child.Although the height of the temperature is not an indication of the seriousness of the child's illness,it is incorrect to tell a parent to be unconcerned about temperatures less than 101° F.

A Parent Calls the Pediatrician's Office Because Her 1-Year-Old Child