The Nurse Takes the Patient's Temperature Using a Tympanic Electronic

question 42

Multiple Choice

The nurse takes the patient's temperature using a tympanic electronic thermometer.The temperature reading is 36.5º C (97.7º F) .The nurse knows that this correlates to:

• A) 37.0º C (98.6º F) rectally
• B) 37.0º C (98.6º F) orally
• C) 36.0º C (97.7º F) axillary
• D) 36.0º C (97.7º F) orally

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