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charchew

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on: Jun 28, 2018
A newborn is challenged to maintain an adequate body temperature. If a baby is placed too close to a cold air vent, the nurse can assume that the infant will lose heat by which mechanism?
 
  A) Conduction
  B) Convection
  C) Radiation
  D) Evaporation

Question 2

The nurse explains Dr. T. Berry Brazelton's Neonatal Behavioral Scale, which identifies six states of reactivity in newborns.
 
  The newborn's body is relatively still and his eyes are open. The parents ask which state the baby is in right now, and how should they react to this state? What is the best answer the nurse could give?
  A) Active alert; rock the baby to sleep
  B) Active alert; play with the baby
  C) Quiet alert; rock the baby to sleep
  D) Quiet alert; play with the baby


tranoy

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: B

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D


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