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1. What risk factors do you think contributed to Bertie Botts diagnosis of Stroke?
Bertie Botts has type 2 diabetes. He is overweight and he has hypertension. Also, his ethnicity is a contributing factor.
2. Bertie Botts temperature is 37.8 °C. Why do you think it is important as a nurse to watch out for fever?
It is important for the nurse to watch out for fever because it is often a sign of infection.
3. Considering Mr Botts is kept nil by mouth, what care would you take in terms of medication administration?
The medicines can not be taken orally. The medicines have to be administered intravenously.