A Registered Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Student Nurses

Multiple Choice

A registered nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about the factors that diminish the ability to mount a febrile response in older clients. Which statement made by a student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?

A) "Decreased vasodilation reduces the ability to cause fever."
B) "Decreased subcutaneous fat reduces the ability to cause fever."
C) "Decreased ability to raise blood pressure reduces the ability to cause fever."
D) "Decreased responsiveness of the hypothalamus reduces the ability to cause fever."