The nurse is planning care for a newborn. Which nursing intervention would best protect the newborn from the most common form of heat loss?

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Drying the newborn thoroughly can help prevent evaporative heat loss, which is the most common form of heat loss in newborns. Placing the newborn away from air currents and pre-warming the examination table can help prevent convective and conductive heat loss, respectively, but these are less common forms of heat loss. Removing wet linens from the isolette can help prevent evaporative heat loss but only if the newborn is wet.

The Nurse Is Planning Care for a Newborn