The nurse assists with the examination of a newborn in the newborn nursery. Prior to placing the child on the exam table, she spreads a cotton pad over the surface. By doing so, the nurse is protecting against heat loss by which method?

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A)Conduction is the process of heat transfer through physical contact of one surface to another surface. This is the method of heat loss that occurs when a newborn baby is placed on a bare surface. Convection is the process of heat transfer through the fluid motion of air or water across the skin. Evaporation is the process of converting water to a vapor. Radiation is the process of heat transfer with no physical contact.
B)Conduction is the process of heat transfer through physical contact of one surface to another surface. This is the method of heat loss that occurs when a newborn baby is placed on a bare surface. Convection is the process of heat transfer through the fluid motion of air or water across the skin. Evaporation is the process of converting water to a vapor. Radiation is the process of heat transfer with no physical contact.
C)Conduction is the process of heat transfer through physical contact of one surface to another surface. This is the method of heat loss that occurs when a newborn baby is placed on a bare surface. Convection is the process of heat transfer through the fluid motion of air or water across the skin. Evaporation is the process of converting water to a vapor. Radiation is the process of heat transfer with no physical contact.
D)Conduction is the process of heat transfer through physical contact of one surface to another surface. This is the method of heat loss that occurs when a newborn baby is placed on a bare surface. Convection is the process of heat transfer through the fluid motion of air or water across the skin. Evaporation is the process of converting water to a vapor. Radiation is the process of heat transfer with no physical contact.

The Nurse Assists with the Examination of a Newborn in the Newborn