A client is warm and asks for a fan in her room for her comfort.The nurse enters the room to assess the mother and her infant and finds the infant unwrapped in his crib with the fan blowing over him on high.The nurse instructs the mother that the fan should not be directed toward the newborn and that the newborn should be wrapped in a blanket.The mother asks why.How would the nurse respond?
A) "Your baby may lose heat by convection,which means that he will lose heat from his body to the cooler ambient air.You should keep him wrapped and should prevent cool air from blowing on him."
B) "Your baby may lose heat by conduction,which means that he will lose heat from his body to the cooler ambient air.You should keep him wrapped and should prevent cool air from blowing on him."
C) "Your baby may lose heat by evaporation,which means that he will lose heat from his body to the cooler ambient air.You should keep him wrapped and should prevent cool air from blowing on him."
D) "Your baby will easily get cold stressed and needs to be bundled up at all times."

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The nurse should explain to the mother that the fan blowing on the newborn can cause heat loss through convection. This occurs when warm air surrounding the baby is replaced by cooler air from the fan. The baby should be wrapped in a blanket to prevent heat loss and cool air from blowing directly on the baby.

A Client Is Warm and Asks for a Fan in Her