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tiffany srygler
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What should the nurse first assess when preparing to teach a patient and/or family member how to read a thermometer?

A) Patient's actual temperature
B) Patient's ability to manipulate the thermometer
C) Family member's temperature
D) Patient's ability to take a pulse and respiratory rate as well

Thermometer

An instrument used to measure temperature.

Manipulate

To handle or control in a skillful manner, often used in the context of therapy or in a derogatory sense to indicate deceitful control.

Actual Temperature

The precise or measured temperature of an object, environment, or organism at any given time.

  • Display and provide instruction on the correct procedures for assessing temperature and the application of thermometers.
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