The patient was defibrillated during a cardiopulmonary arrest and is in a normal heart rhythm but still is not breathing on his own.The patient is placed on a ventilator,and the physician orders that the patient be "cooled down" using an external cooling device to help preserve neurological function.The nurse realizes that the goal is to lower the patient's body temperature to:

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Lowering the body temperature to 33° C (91.4° F)has improved the neurological recovery of out-of-hospital,postventricular fibrillation arrest victims.
37º C is the average oral/tympanic temperature and is considered "normal," and would not be cool enough for this situation.36.5º C is the average axillary temperature and would not be cool enough to affect neurological functioning.37.5º C is the average rectal temperature and is considered "normal," and would not be cool enough for this situation.

The Patient Was Defibrillated During a Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Is