A nursing assistant asks the nurse why she needs to bathe a febrile patient.The best response is that this intervention increases heat loss through which of the following?

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Heat loss occurs through conduction,which is the transfer of heat from one object to another with direct contact.When the warm skin touches a cooler object,heat transfers from the skin to the object until temperatures equalize.Convection is the transfer of heat away from the body by air movement.Fans promote heat loss through convection.Radiation is the transfer of heat between two objects without physical contact.Evaporation is the transfer of heat energy when a liquid is changed to a gas.

A Nursing Assistant Asks the Nurse Why She Needs to Bathe