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Nursing Care for Neurologic System Disorders

The physician orders a cooling blanket to reduce the fever of a client with meningitis.5. When implementing this medical order, which nursing action is most appropriate?

ExplanationTo protect the client’s skin, there should be a layer of light cloth between the client and the cooling blanket. The cooling blanket is placed beneath the client, not on top. Dis-tilled water is used to ﬁ ll the ﬂ uid chamber, not normal saline. Ice is not used; the distilled water is chilled electronically.