The nurse delegates temperature measurement to the UAP. For which client should the nurse instruct the UAP to use the tympanic thermometer?
1. 10-year-old client with a left leg fracture
2. 12-hour-old client in the newborn nursery
3. 5-year-old client with bilateral otitis media
4. 15-year-old client with post-bilateral tympanoplasties
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1. The 10-year-old client is a suitable candidate for use of the tympanic thermometer if the UAP uses proper technique for positioning the sensor.
2. The nurse performs an axillary temperature on a newborn infant because an oral temperature is impractical and a rectal temperature is contraindicated because of a risk of bleeding and rectal perforation.
3 and 4. Bilateral ear infections and bilateral tympanoplasties contraindicate the use of a tympanic thermometer.
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