A client has been placed on Contact Precautions. Which type of thermometer should the nurse use with this client?
A) Temporal artery
B) Rectal
C) Disposable single use
D) Tympanic
C
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If the client is in isolation or deemed infectious, the temperature indicator is not shared. The disposable single-use thermometer, not the tympanic, temporal, or rectal thermometer, is most often used in such environments.
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