Monitoring a client’s body temperature is essential to establish current health status, identify actual or potential problems, facilitate medical and nursing intervention, and monitor client progress.
Equipment:
Appropriate thermometer (digital, tympanic, rectal, or mercury) paying due regard to the age of the client, their level of ability to co-operate, local clinical guidelines and contemporary evidence
Designated chart for recording
Protective covers/probe covers
Equipment for disposal, cleansing and disinfection
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