University:
Camosun College
Course:
NURS132 | Promoting Health and Wellbeing
Academic year:

2023
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433

Pages:

2
Author:

Aysha A

RECORDING OF BODY TEMPERATURE AIM: To record body temperature. REQUIREMENTS: Clinical thermometer, Laboratory thermometer. DISCUSSION: The core temperature is maintained around 37°C and shows a slight variation at contain instances the diurnal variation, ovulation and physical exercise when it is increased considerably the subject is said. To have hyperthermia and when reduced hypotherrio, accurate measurement of the temperature is therefore very important. The surface temperature is usually less than the core terperatiore and depends on several physicle and environmental factors. The core temperature is ideally measured in the oesophagus for convenience it is generally measured in the mouth and at times it is measured to illustrate the Variation in surface temperature. The main aim of the practical is training to record the oral temperatiore, the temperature of the surface at specific points are abes measured. To illustrate the variations in surface temperatiore METHOD: 1. Seat the subject comfortably, Pake a clinical thermometer Dip it in antreptic solution Wipe it and wash it in cold water. Hold it tight and shake it so that the level of the metruly is for below 35°C. Place the thermometer under the tongue of the subject to keep the mouth closed. Sake the thermometer after two minutes and read the temperative to the accuracy of one decimal point. Wash the thermometer in the tap water and replace it in antiseptic solution. 2. Keep the bulk of the clinical thermometer in the oxilla, cover the bulb with the arm for two minutes and record the temperature. 3. Keep the thermometer in the cuboital forra and flex the foreston so that the bulb is fully covered. Keep it for town minutes and record the temperature. 14. Keep the thermometer in the palm and cover the bulb by closing the finger tightly for two minutes and record the temperature. 15. Keep the thermometer in papliteal folla and flex the legs 20 that the bulb is fully covered. Keep it for two minutes and record the termperature. REPORT: The body temperature of my onin bedy se found to be 36.5°C.