The nurse places a warmed blanket on the scale when weighing a ...

[khang]

The nurse places a warmed blanket on the scale when weighing a newborn. The nurse does so to minimize heat loss via which mechanism?
 
  A) Evaporation
  B) Conduction
  C) Convection
  D) Radiation

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a patient who desires to become pregnant within a few months. Which outcome regarding folic acid intake would be appropriate for this patient?
 
  A) The client will begin taking 400 g of folic acid every day.
  B) The client will begin taking 400 g of folic acid with every meal.
  C) The client will ingest foods high in folic acid to avoid needing to take folic acid supplements.
  D) The client will begin taking 400 g of folic acid immediately after confirmation of pregnancy.

[Jane]

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Using a warmed cloth diaper or blanket to cover any cold surface, such as a scale, that touches a newborn directly helps to prevent heat loss through conduction. Drying a newborn and promptly changing wet linens, clothes, or diapers help reduce heat loss via evaporation. Keeping the newborn out of a direct cool draft, working inside an isolette as much as possible, and minimizing the opening of portholes help prevent heat loss via convection. Keeping cribs and isolettes away from outside walls, cold windows, and air conditioners and using radiant warmers while transporting newborns and performing procedures will help reduce heat loss via radiation.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
All patients expecting to become pregnant are advised to begin a supplement of 400 g folic acid daily in addition to eating foods rich in folic acid. The folic acid supplement is not needed with each meal. Foods high in folic acid should be consumed in addition to the supplement. The patient should take folic acid supplements before becoming pregnant and not wait until pregnancy is confirmed.