EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Armpit temperature (axillary)
96.6-98.6
Ear temperature (tympanic)
96.6-99.7
temporal temperature
97.2-100.1
brachial pulse
the pulse felt in the upper arm, for infants
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, radial pulse
the pulse felt at the wrist
Apical pulse
the pulse on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple
Sims position
lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back
Fowler's position
a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and
60 degrees
supine position
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