Biology · Clinical Nursing Interventions
A patient diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) and hypothyroidism has a specific order in the chart: 'Do not take temperature via the rectal route.' What is the primary physiological reason behind avoiding the rectal route in this patient?
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- 1Taking a rectal temperature can stimulate the vagus nerve and dangerously decrease the heart rate✓
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- 3Taking a rectal temperature can significantly elevate the peripheral pulse rate
- 4Taking a rectal temperature may vagally stimulate and increase the heart rate
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Taking a rectal temperature can stimulate the vagus nerve and dangerously decrease the heart rate
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