Anurse caring for an older adult who has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection checks the patient's temperature on admission and finds that it is 96.6°f. which of the following describes how the nurse should interpret the finding?
the patient is exhibiting a normal febrile response to a urinary tract infection.
the patient's absent febrile response indicates absence of an infection.
the patient may be exhibiting a blunted or absent febrile response.
the patient's temperature is normal so the patient does not have an infection.