Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 2046 of 2368
A stable newborn has mild hypothermia with cool extremities. Which intervention should the nurse use?
- Place the newborn in an incubator set for rapid rewarming.
- Place the newborn on a heated mattress at maximum setting.
- Give a warm bath to raise the temperature quickly.
- Rewarm the newborn skin-to-skin with the mother in a warm room.
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Correct answer: Rewarm the newborn skin-to-skin with the mother in a warm room.
Mild hypothermia is treated by skin-to-skin rewarming in a warm room. Moderate and severe cases need a warmer or incubator.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Newborn Care: Impaired Thermoregulation. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026