A 92-Year-Old Man Is Scheduled for Emergency Surgery for a Strangulated

question 13

Multiple Choice

A 92-year-old man is scheduled for emergency surgery for a strangulated scrotal hernia.He is thin and frail with a preoperative body temperature of 97.2° F.His skin is pink,and he is not shivering even though he states that he is cold.The perioperative nurse and the anesthesia provider have planned for the patient's hypothermia before he was transferred to the OR.What are the appropriate actions the nurse can take to raise the patient's core temperature?

• A) Use active warming intraoperatively by applying a warming system.
• B) Use warm blankets during transport to the OR.
• C) Adjust ambient room temperature to a level of comfort.
• D) Use warmed sterile irrigation, IV solutions, and skin preparation solutions.

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