A nursing assistant is instructed to take the oral temperature of a patient who just had a cold drink. The patient’s temperature should be taken ____.
____
15 minutes after the drink was finished
3-5 minutes after the drink was finished
20-30 minutes after the drink was finished
immediately; a cold drink should not affect the reading of most oral thermometers
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