A nurse assesses a neonate's temperature by using a temporal artery scanner. What intervention should the nurse implement if the neonate's temperature is 99.5° F?

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The neonate's temperature normally ranges from 96° to 99.5° F (35.5° to 37.5° C). Temperature regulation is labile (unstable) during infancy because of immature physiological mechanisms. Axillary measurement is considered the least accurate method and is used less frequently since the advent of the tympanic membrane thermometer. Tympanic thermometer readings are suitable for patients of all ages, except infants.

A Nurse Assesses a Neonate's Temperature by Using a Temporal