A Hospital Unit Has a Policy That Rectal Temperatures May

question 10

Multiple Choice

A hospital unit has a policy that rectal temperatures may not be taken on clients who have had cardiac surgery. What rationale supports this policy?

• A) It is an embarrassing and painful assessment.
• B) Thermometer insertion stimulates the vagus nerve.
• C) It is less expensive to take oral temperatures.
• D) It is to avoid perforating the wall of the rectum.

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