The nurse is preparing to take a tympanic temperature reading of a 4-year-old. In order to get an accurate reading, what does the nurse need to do?
A) Pull the earlobe back and down
B) Direct the infrared sensor at the tympanic membrane
C) Pull the earlobe down and forward
D) Remove any visible cerumen from inside the ear canal
B
Feedback:
The accuracy of tympanic temperature reading is dependent upon appropriate technique. The nurse needs to be sure to direct the infrared sensor at the tympanic membrane. Since the child is older than age 3, the earlobe does not need to be pulled back and down. The nurse would not remove earwax from inside the ear canal.
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