What interventions can be used by the nurse to help a surgical client regain normothermal body temperature? Select all that apply.
A) Hypothermia blanket
B) Dry heat blanket
C) Warmed IV fluids
D) Refreezable ice packs
E) Warming the environment

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B) Dry heat blankets, C) Warmed IV fluids, and E) Warming the environment are interventions aimed at raising a patient's body temperature to normothermic levels. Dry heat blankets and warming the environment directly increase the patient's temperature, while warmed IV fluids help internally. Hypothermia blankets and refreezable ice packs are used to lower body temperature, not raise it.

What Interventions Can Be Used by the Nurse to Help