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Gustavo Sanchez
Created on March 19, 2024
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Learn more about taking temperatures using a variety of thermometers and expected ranges.
Taking Temperatures
Level Up RN. (2022, March 29). Temperature: Vital signs-clinical skills [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/xHEahCvTjFU?si=EGSoOIJ570Z3rw-g
TemperaturE [4:54]
TemperaturE Methods & Expected Values
Oral
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Rectal
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Axillary
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Tympanic
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Temporal
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Temperature Methods & Expected values
Axillary Thermometer
- Range - 97.8°F (36.6° C) to 99.5° F (37.5°C)
- Preferred method for infants and children under 4
Temporal Temperature
- Range - 97.8°F (36.6° C) to 100.4° F (38°C)
- Measures arterial blood temperature
Oral Temperature
- Can be used on adults and children over 4
- Adults: normal range - 97°F (36.1° C) to 99° F (37.2°C)
- Children: normal range - 97°F (36.1° C) to 100° F (37.8°C)
- More accurate
Rectal Temperature
- Preferred method for infants and children under 4
- Normal range - 97.8°F (36.6° C) to 100.4° F (378°C)
- More accurate
Tympanic Temperature
- Range - 96.4°F (35.8° C) to 100.4° F (38°C)
- Not used on children under 2 because of narrow ear canal
- Used for screening, less accurate