The nurse takes the patient's temperature using a tympanic electronic thermometer.The temperature reading is 36.5º C (97.7º F).The nurse knows that this correlates to:

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It generally is accepted that axillary and tympanic temperatures are usually 0.5° C (0.9° F)lower than oral temperatures.It generally is accepted that rectal temperatures are usually 0.5° C (0.9° F)higher than oral temperatures.

The Nurse Takes the Patient's Temperature Using a Tympanic Electronic