After the return of spontaneous circulation following the resuscitation of a patient who had a cardiac arrest,therapeutic hypothermia is ordered.Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care?

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When therapeutic hypothermia is used postresuscitation,external cooling devices or cold normal saline infusions are used to rapidly lower body temperature to 89.6° F to 93.2° F (32° C to 34° C).Because hypothermia will decrease brain activity,assessing mental status every 15 minutes is not needed at this stage.Sedative medications are administered during therapeutic hypothermia.

After the Return of Spontaneous Circulation Following the Resuscitation of a Patient