An axillary temperature of 35.8°C (96.4°F) in a preterm newborn represents

Which of the following babies does not need to have their temperature checked more often than normal routine?

Which of the following methods is most appropriate for regulating the temperature of a term baby with hypoglycemia who is small for gestational age?

Which of the following actions is most appropriate when a baby is receiving care under a radiant warmer?

Which of the following methods of taking a baby's temperature is not recommended for frequent vital sign checks?

A baby whose temperature is 35.2°C (95.4°F) should undergo blood glucose screening.

When a baby is in the appropriate neutral thermal environment temperature range in an incubator, the baby's rectal or axillary tempera­ture will always be normal (37.0°C [98.6°F]).

In a baby, an increased temperature is most commonly caused by an infection.

Incubator portholes that are left open can result in conductive heat loss.

A newborn who has a skin temperature of 35.0°C (95.0°F) will have a higher metabolic rate than a newborn who has a skin temperature of 36.5°C (97.7°F) .

Delayed drying of a baby after delivery promotes evaporative heat loss.

A baby with a slightly low body temperature requires fewer calories and less oxygen than a baby with a normal temperature.

During the first week after birth, the neutral thermal environment temperature range is the same for all babies of the same birth weight, regardless of gestational age.