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6 years ago
The nurse takes the patient's temperature using a tympanic electronic thermometer. The temperature reading is 36.5 C (97.7 F). The nurse knows that this correlates with:
 
  a. 37.0 C (98.6 F) rectally.
  b. 37.0 C (98.6 F) orally.
  c. 36.0 C (97.7 F) axillary.
  d. 36.0 C (97.7 F) orally.
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It generally is accepted that axillary and tympanic temperatures are usually 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than oral temperatures. It generally is accepted that rectal temperatures are usually 0.5 C (0.9 F) higher than oral temperatures.
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