What is the nurses priority action

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At 1300, the nurse is preparing to administer acetaminophen to a 9-year-old client whose temperature was 101.4? (38.6?) at 0800. The client reports their pain is 5/10 on the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale now. What is the nurse's priority action? Assess temperature at 1345. Assess temperature now. Assess pain at 1400. Assess both pain and temperature at 1600.

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