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Per Davita policy, fever and chills is defined as a. Any temperature greater than 99°F or increase over baseline of 1°F with symptoms b. Any temperature greater than 99°F or increase over baseline of 1°F without symptoms c. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F with symptoms d. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F without symptoms - ANSWERc. Anytemperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F with symptoms Documentation in the medical record a. Includes caregiver opinion. b. Belongs to the patient. c. Is a permanent legal record of the care provided d. Is not subject to review by surveyors - ANSWER-c. Is a permanent legal record of the care provided The PCT notes that a patient still has considerable edema in her legs when performing the posttreatment data collection. In addition to informing the nurse, what should the PCT document? a. Leave the data collection entry blank b. Document "RN to assess" c. Document the noted swelling and that the RN was informed d. Document "N/A" since the nurse will assess and document - ANSWER-c. Document the noted swelling andthat the RN was informed When the patient's calculated UF Goal exceeds the maximum UFR ordered by the nephrologist a. The calculated UF Goal should be entered into Snappy and the UFR adjusted once the patient shows signs of becoming hypotensive b. The patient must give permission to exceed the ordered maximum UFR since fluid overload is harmful and every effort should be made to reac
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