The nurse is working in the newborn nursery. In planning for temperature measurement, the nurse will obtain the best reading on the infants by using which one of the following?
a. Rectal site
b. Oral site
c. Disposable thermometer strips
d. Axillary site
D
The axillary site can be used for temperature measurement with newborns and uncooperative clients.
The rectal site should not be used for routine vital signs in newborns.
The oral site should not be used with infants.
Research has shown that disposable, single-use thermometers tend to overestimate true tempera-ture readings. The nurse should use the axillary site.
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