The nurse is teaching the parents of a 1-day-old baby how to give their baby a bath. Which of the following actions should be included?
a. Clean the eye from the outer canthus to the inner canthus.
b. Keep the door of the room open to allow for ventilation.
c. Gather all supplies before beginning the bath.
d. Check the temperature of the water with your fingertip.
ANS: c
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a. To decrease the risk of infection, the eyes should be cleaned from the inner to the outer canthus.
b. Keeping doors open can cause a drop in baby's temperature by convection.
c. If items must be obtained while the bath is being given, the baby may become hypothermic from evaporation resulting from exposure to the air when wet.
d. The safest way to check the temperature is with a thermometer or, if none, with the elbow or forearm.
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