The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who is complaining of being cold and shivering.The patient's temperature is normal.The nurse understands that shivering can occur in the normothermic patient for what reason?

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The normothermic patient may shiver or complain of feeling cold,so warm blankets may provide psychological comfort.Shivering may be a result of either the compensatory response to hypothermia or the effects of anesthetic agents,and it can produce a 500% increase in the metabolic rate.

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