TEMPERATURE QUIZ

The health care worker who is responsible for taking vital signs is the:      

• a. nursing assistant.
• b. physician.
• c. charge nurse.
• d. team leader.

The average oral Fahrenheit temperature is: 

 

 

 

•   a.  95.8°.  

• b.  101.4°.  

• c.  98.6°.  

• d.  103.6°.  

The tympanic thermometer measures body temperature in the: 

 

• a.  mouth. 

•   b.  nostril. 

•   c.  rectum. 

•   d.  ear. 

The  thermometer measures the temperature in: 

• Fahrenheit. 

• Celsius

• both Fahrenheit and Celsius. 

• neither Fahrenheit nor Celsius. 

If a patient has been drinking hot coffee, how long should you wait before taking the temperature orally? 

 

• 30 minutes

• 15 minutes 

• 20 minutes 

  
  

•   5 minutes

The normal rectal Fahrenheit temperature is: 

 

• 97.6°

• 98.6°

• 99.6°. 

• 100.6°.

The body loses heat in all of these ways except: 

 

• through the skin.

• by defecating

• by sleeping. 

• . through sweating

When measuring temperatures, use: 

• the sterile technique. 

• standard precautions. 

• the aseptic technique. 

• contact precautions. 

An adult patient who presents with headache, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, and hot and dry skin may be experiencing symptoms of: 

• mild hypothermia. 

• tachycardia. 

• heat exhaustion. 

• heat stroke. 

What should be done before measuring a temporal artery body temperature? 

 

• Wash hands 

• Lower the head of the bed 

• Apply a probe 

• Cleanse the patient’s skin area