A UAP Is Asked to Take a Patient's Temperature Every

question 12

Multiple Choice

A UAP is asked to take a patient's temperature every 4 hours and report that temperature to the RN.Which best demonstrates the correct interpretation of right communication?

• A)The UAP takes the temperature for the patient every 4 hours.
• B)The UAP charts the temperature for the patient every 4 hours.
• C)The UAP reports that the patient has been afebrile all day.
• D)The UAP reports the temperature for the patient every 4 hours.

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Definitions:

Tarsals

A group of seven bones in the foot that form the ankle and arch, crucial for movement and bearing the body's weight.

Tibia

The larger, stronger, and anterior of the two bones in the lower leg, commonly referred to as the shin bone.

Talus

A bone in the ankle joint that sits between the heel bone and the two bones of the lower leg (tibia and fibula).

Anatomically

Pertaining to the structure of the body or the organization of its parts.