NSG 208 (NSG208)

NSG 208 - OB FINAL STUDY GUIDE. Review on Thermoregulation: Heat Loss Convection: flow of heat to cooler air o Consistent room temp and cover with blankets Radiation.

NSG 208 - Final Exam Review. Review Advocacy (3Q) Review Collaboration (3Q) Review Thermoregulation (2Q) -Strategies to Prevent Heat Loss: Newborn characteristics that lead to heat loss • May be more severe depending on the gestational age.

NSG 208 – Exam 1 Study Guide. Newborn: Review on Thermoregulation and Oxygenation - Characteristics of heat loss o Thinner skin Vessels more superficial o little subcutaneous fat o 3x surface area to body mass than adults.

NSG 208 – Exam 1 Study Guide/NSG 208 – Exam 1 Study Guide. Newborn: Review on Thermoregulation and Oxygenation - Characteristics of heat loss o Thinner skin Vessels more superficial o little subcutaneous fat o 3x surface area to body mass than adults - Vitamin-K o Administered (0.5 IM via vastus lateralis) at birth to help with clotting via enhancing prothrombin synthesis through the liver o Gut is sterile at birth in newborns, but after a week begins producing Vit-K ...

NSG 208 - Final Exam Review/NSG 208 - Final Exam Review. Review Advocacy (3Q) Review Collaboration (3Q) Review Thermoregulation (2Q) -Strategies to Prevent Heat Loss: Newborn characteristics that lead to heat loss • May be more severe depending on the gestational age • Thinner skin • Blood vessels closer to the skin • Little subcutaneous fat • 3x more surface area to body mass than adults Prevent by: - Swaddling - Skin to skin - Placing under warmer ...

NSG 208 - OB FINAL STUDY GUIDE/NSG 208 - OB FINAL STUDY GUIDE. Review on Thermoregulation: Heat Loss Convection: flow of heat to cooler air o Consistent room temp and cover with blankets Radiation: flow of heat to cooler solid surface( no direct contact) o Keep crib away from window Evaporation: flow of heat as liquid is vaporized o Dry infant at birth, bath and dry quickly Conduction: flow of heat to cooler surface(direct contact) o Pre-warm bed, warm blankets, cov...