The nurse is in the delivery room of a full-term neonate who requires additional stimulation to begin spontaneous respirations. The nurse removes wet blankets from below the baby to decrease cold stress due to which form(s) of heat loss? Select all that apply.

Conduction, Evaporation. The neonate must be dried to prevent cold stress from evaporation of amniotic fluid. Additionally, the wet blankets must be removed so that further evaporation does not occur and cause the baby to be cold. Laying on cold, wet blankets also causes heat loss due to conduction. Radiation heat loss is the body heat lost to the environment. Convection heat loss occurs when cool air blows over the baby’s skin.

The nurse is in the delivery room of a full-term neonate who requ...

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Topics: Labor and Delivery Neonatal Care Nursing Interventions

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