When providing care to a child requiring temperature measurement, nurses use evidence-based practice whenever they
A)understand that a rectal temperature is the most accurate method in a child.
B)understand that a rectal temperature is the least accurate method in a child.
C)understand that an axillary temperature is the most accurate method in a child.
D)understand that adding 1°C to an axillary temperature in a child is as accurate as a rectal temperature.

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Research demonstrates the accuracy of taking rectal temperatures in children versus the axillary mode.Research supports the use of rectal temperature as the most accurate method to use in children.

When Providing Care to a Child Requiring Temperature Measurement, Nurses