The nurse assistant is preparing to take the patient's oral temperature with a red-tipped electronic thermometer probe.What is the priority action of the nurse?

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The red-tipped electronic thermometer probe is for rectal use.The nurse should give the assistant a blue-tipped thermometer probe to take the patient's temperature orally.Rectal temperatures are more accurate than oral temperatures.The thermometer probe covers are single-use only and must be discarded after each use.The nurse may remind the assistant to enter the result into the patient's medical record but that is not the priority intervention.

The Nurse Assistant Is Preparing to Take the Patient's Oral