The nurse is rewarming a client who arrived in the emergency department (ED) with a temperature of 29°C (84.2°F) and no audible pulse. Which of the following temperatures should the nurse rewarm the client to, prior to a pronouncement of death?
A)30C (86F)
B) 32°C (89.6°F)
C)34C (93.2F)
D) 36C (96.8F)

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Every effort is made to warm the client to at least 32°C (89.6°F) before the person is pronounced dead. The cause of death is usually refractory ventricular fibrillation.

The Nurse Is Rewarming a Client Who Arrived in the Emergency