A mother brings her child into the clinic and states, "My child has had a fever the past few days because the skin has felt warm." Which response should the nurse provide the mother?
A) "When the skin feels warm, it means our blood vessels are constricted."
B) "The only way to reliably assess the temperature with your hand is by feeling the forehead."
C) "The skin temperature changes when the temperature in our surroundings changes."
D) "The temperature of the skin is not related to what is occurring inside the body."
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