Which action by the nurse can cause hyperthermia in the newborn?
a. Placing a cap on the newborn
b. Wrapping the newborn in a warm blanket
c. Placing the newborn in a skin to skin position with the mother
d. Placing the newborn in the radiant warmer without attaching the skin probe
ANS: D
Newborns may be overheated by poorly regulated equipment designed to keep them warm. When radiant warmers, warming lights, or warmed incubators are used, the temperature mechanism must be set to vary the heat according to the infant's skin temperature; this prevents too much or too little heat. Alarms to signal that the infant's temperature is too high or too low should be functioning properly. If the skin probe is not used, the alarms will not function properly. Putting a hat on the newborn, wrapping the newborn in a warm blanket, or placing the newborn skin to skin with the mother will not cause hyperthermia.
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