{"id":68,"date":"2017-12-13T15:26:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T15:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/chapter\/test-your-understanding-questions\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T11:56:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:56:47","slug":"test-your-understanding-questions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/chapter\/test-your-understanding-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Yourself"},"content":{"raw":"Now that you have completed this chapter, it's time to test your knowledge. Try to answer the following questions (you may want to review parts of the chapter before answering). <em>Write your answers down on a piece of paper.<\/em>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>1. What is the most accurate way to take the temperature of a one-year-old client?<\/strong>\n\n<p class=\"indent\">a. Oral temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">b. Rectal temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">c. Axillary temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">d. Tympanic temperature\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>2. An adult client is drinking coffee. How should the healthcare provider measure the client\u2019s temperature? <\/strong><em>Select all that apply.<\/em>\n\n<p class=\"indent\">a. Take the client\u2019s oral temperature right away\n\n<p class=\"indent\">b. Take the client\u2019s axillary temperature right away\n\n<p class=\"indent\">c. Take the client\u2019s tympanic temperature right away\n\n<p class=\"indent\">d. Take the client\u2019s rectal temperature in five minutes\n\n<p class=\"indent\">e. Wait two minutes and take the client\u2019s oral temperature\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>3. What is the best way to measure temperature in a client who is confused?&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Select all that apply.<\/em>\n\n<p class=\"indent\">a<strong>.<\/strong> Oral temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">b. Rectal temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">c. Axillary temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">d. Tympanic temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">e. Temporal artery temperature\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>4. An infant\u2019s tympanic temperature is 37.7\u00b0C. How should the healthcare provider respond?<\/strong>\n\n<p class=\"indent\">a. Apply a cold compress\n\n<p class=\"indent\">b. Re-take in the other ear\n\n<p class=\"indent\">c. Recognize this as normal\n\n<p class=\"indent\">d. Take a rectal temperature\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>5. How should the healthcare provider take the temperature of an adult client who is post-operation day two following oral surgery?<\/strong>\n\n<p class=\"indent\">a. Avoid measuring temperature\n\n<p class=\"indent\">b.&nbsp;Take rectal temperature once a shift\n\n<p class=\"indent\">c. Take tympanic temperature as necessary\n\n<p class=\"indent\">d. 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