CNA Practice Test
Vital signs and reportingQuestion 506 of 1700

How do you place the thermometer for an axillary temperature?

  1. Over the gown, with the probe facing the front
  2. On bare skin, high in the armpit, probe facing the back
  3. On the upper arm below the armpit, on bare skin
  4. Between the ribs, with the arm raised overhead
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Correct answer: On bare skin, high in the armpit, probe facing the back

Place it on bare skin high in the armpit.

Source: Nursing Assistant (Reuter), 7.8: Skills Checklist- Oral Tympanic Axillary Rectal and Temporal Temperatures

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026