The nurse is asked to perform cooling measures on a three-year-old client with a fever. After 10 minutes in a bath of tepid water, the child begins to shiver. Which of the following actions is most appropriate?
The nurse should confirm that the client’s temperature is below 100 degrees and discontinue the bath if it is.
The bath should be discontinued immediately.
Ice should be added to the bath to increase the cooling now that the temperature has lowered.
The bath should continue for 10 additional minutes with regular temperature checks to ensure the temperature remains lowered.
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