Author Question: Nurses recognize that newborns have limited ability to regulate body temperature since they: A) ... (Read 92 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Nurses recognize that newborns have limited ability to regulate body temperature since they:

A) have a smaller body surface compared to body mass
B) lose more body heat when they sweat than adults
C) have an abundant amount of brown fat all over
D) are unable to shiver effectively to increase heat production

Question 2

Twenty minutes after birth, a baby begins to move its head from side to side, making eye contact with the mother, and pushes its tongue out several times. The nurse interprets this as:

A) a good time to put the baby to breastfeed
B) the period of decreased responsiveness preceding sleep
C) the need to be alert for gagging, vomiting, and urinating
D) evidence that the newborn is becoming chilled