What should the nurse instruct the parents to do when teaching them about temperature monitoring for a child?

A) Use only a glass mercury thermometer.
B) Take the temperature after shivering subsides.
C) Avoid the use of tepid water sponging for fever.
D) Take the temperature,but adjust the reading if the child has eaten a popsicle.

Teach the patient to take the temperature after chills or shivering subsides to obtain an accurate temperature.Nurses in home care need to encourage their patients to purchase mercury-free thermometers.Applying cool,moist compresses to the skin is a common therapy for temperature reduction that is safe to perform at home.Wait 30 minutes to take the temperature after the patient has ingested a popsicle.