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Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0803637047
book Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman cover

Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0803637047
Exercise 8
The best intervention to help maintain maternal normothermia in the operating room is to:
A) Preheat the radiant warmer and have an insensible fluid loss barrier available
B) Provide warm blankets, warmed IV fluids, and maintain the temperature in the operating room between 20-30° C (68-73° F)
C) Increase the operating room temperature to 26.7° C (80° F)
D) Have the woman wear a heavy cloth gown and slippers to the operating room
Explanation
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Thus, 'A' is incorrect.
Increasing the r...

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