Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement in order to maintain a "thermal neutral environment"?
a. Weigh preterm infant on a scale with a diaper on.
b. Swaddle the preterm infant in a blanket while in the incubator.
c. Open portholes occasionally to improve air circulation.
d. Administer only cool, humidified oxygen.
B
A thermal neutral environment does not pose either cold or heat stress on the neonate. Swaddling in a blanket in the isolette with help maintain the preterm neonate's thermal neutral environment. Weighing preterm infant on a scale with a diaper on will not maintain a thermal neutral environment. Opening portholes occasionally to improve air circulation or administering only cool, humidified oxygen can cause cold stress.
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