The nurse witnesses a healthy 19-year-old collapse while playing football. The individual is arousable but confused and irritable. The skin is warm, dry, and flushed. The nurse instructs a teammate to bring the water cooler and pours it over the victim. The teammate shouts, “Why did you do that?! Won’t he go into shock?”  The nurse bases the response on the need for rapid cooling to prevent which conditions? Select all that apply.  

Which statement by the patient who has recently undergone a radical mastectomy indicates they understand teaching by the nurse?

Which central venous access site is preferred in an adult with normal kidney function to reduce the risk for central line-associated bloodstream infection?