NCLEX Pediatric Fever Management 🌡️ A fever in a child is 100.4°F (38.0°C) or higher 🦠Common causes include infection, post-vaccination periods, or even a compromised immune system 🚨Febrile seizures can occur with very elevated temperature, but are NOT related most often to the central nervous system and do not indicate brain infection. They are simply due to the high temperature! 💊Ibuprofen & acetaminophen should be administered as ordered, but aspirin should be avoided for the risk of Reye

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