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Hypothermia is
Short term goals: After 15-20 minutes of nursing intervention , the patients will have a body temperature within normal limits as manifested by an increase of temperature from 34.7 C to 35 C
As verbalized by hypothermia the patient Objective: shivering noted Skin cold to touch Has a temperature of 34.7 Pale in appearance related to post-
operative surgery Primary hypothermia occurs when the body's heatbalancing mechanisms are working properly but are subjected to extreme cold, whereas secondary hypothermia affects people whose heatbalancing mechanisms are
impaired in some way and cannot respond adequately to moderate or perhaps even mild cold. (medicadictionary.thefree dictionary.com/ hypothermia)
above. Long term goals: To facilitate the maintenanc e of regulatory mechanism and functions Turned off or lowered the air conditioner in the room. To reduce cold in the room