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Heat loss through radiation can be reduced by:
 
  a. Closing door to room
  b. Warming equipment used on the neonate
  c. Drying the neonate
  d. Placing crib near a warm wall

Question 2

A first-time mother informs her nurse that another staff member came in and wanted to take her baby to the nursery.
 
  The mother refused to let the woman take her baby because the staff member did not have a picture ID. The nurse should do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
  a. Praise the mother for not allowing a person without proper ID to take her baby.
  b. Check with the nursery to see if a staff member was recently in the patient's room.
  c. Notify security of an unauthorized person in the unit.
  d. Alert staff of the incident.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: d
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a. This is an example of preventing heat loss due to convection.
b. This is an example of reducing heat loss due to conduction.
c. This is an example of reducing heat loss due to evaporation.
d. Placing the crib near a warm wall is an example of heat loss due to radiation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: a, b, c, d
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a. Parents are instructed not to allow anyone who does not have proper identification to take their newborn from their room.
b. Check and see if there is a staff member who is not wearing picture ID.
c. This incident needs to be reported to security. Usually the unit is locked, and there are security checks for unauthorized persons on the unit.
d. All staff on the different shifts need to be alerted so they can watch for unauthorized persons on the unit.



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