Measuring oral and axillary and rectal temperature
Measuring oral temperature
Steps
1. Wash your hands.
2. Put on disposable gloves
3. Prepare all required equipment's.
- Thermometer
- Cotton
- Alcohol
- Kidney basin
4. Explain the procedure to the client
5. Take the thermometer and wipe it with cotton
sponge from the bottom to tip.
6. Tell the patient to open mouth and place the
thermometer under the tongue for three minutes
and record as it is.
7. Instruct the patient to close his lip.
8. Remove and read the level of thermometer at
eye level.
9. Replace all equipment's in proper place.
10. Record in the client’s chart and give
signature on the chart
Measuring axillary temperature
Steps
1. Wash your hands.
2. Put on disposable gloves
3. Prepare all required equipment's.
- Thermometer
- Cotton
- Alcohol
- Kidney basin
4. Explain the procedure to the client
5. Take the thermometer and wipe it with cotton
sponge from the bottom to tip.
6. Move clothing away from shoulder and arm
7. Place the bulb of thermometer in hollow of
axilla for five minutes and recorded after
increase half-degree .
8. Keep the arm flexed across the chest.
9. Remove and read the level of thermometer at
eye level.
10. Replace all equipment's in proper place.
11. Record in the client’s chart and give signature
on the chart.
Measuring rectal temperature
Steps
1. Wash your hands.
2. Put on disposable gloves
3. Prepare all required equipment's.
- Rectal thermometer
- Cotton
- Alcohol
- Kidney basin
- Lubricate
4. Explain the procedure to the client
5. Take the thermometer and wipe it with cotton
sponge from the bottom to tip.
6. Lubricate the end of the temperature probe
7. Gently insert the temperature into the rectum
for 1 minutes and recorded after decrease half-
degree
8. Remove and read the level of thermometer at
eye level.
9. Replace all equipment's in proper place.
10. Record in the client’s chart and give signature
on the chart.