A parent of a 7-year-old girl with a repaired ventricular se…
A parent of a 7-year-old girl with a repaired ventricular septal defect (VSD) calls the cardiology clinic and reports that the child is just not herself. Her appetite is decreased, she has had intermittent fevers around 100.4 F, and now her muscles and joints ache. Based on this information, what would the nurse instruct the parent to do?