A Nurse Working in an Acute Care Setting Wanted to Determine

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse working in an acute care setting wanted to determine the most accurate way to take patients temperatures.The nurse noticed that the tympanic thermometers used by the unit were often not accurate.The nurse found that the literature showed tympanic thermometers were not the most accurate method of obtaining a temperature.The nurse wants to change the nursing practice of the unit.What is the nurse's most logical next step?

• A) Discuss the findings with a patient to gain support.
• B) Tell the aides to stop taking temperatures.
• C) Share the findings with the nursing policy and procedure committee.
• D) Write an editorial in the public newspaper to bring the community into the process.

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