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AEWBW

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on: Jul 11, 2018
What does the nurse use the diaphragm of the stethoscope to best assess?
 
  a. Carotid sounds
  b. Lung sounds
  c. Vascular sounds
  d. Low-pitched sounds

Question 2

How should the nurse position the ear pinna when using the tympanic thermometer on a child?
 
  a. Upward and back
  b. Parallel
  c. Downward and back
  d. Upward and forward


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Lung sounds are auscultated by using the diaphragm of the stethoscope.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Using the tympanic thermometer for a child, the nurse will tug the ear pinna down and back.


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AEWBW

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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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