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nurse: Monitoring body temperature accurately is an important nursing measure. Body temperature reflects the heat content of the body and may provide information of the patient.
Student: What is the normal temperature of the human body?
N: The normal temperature of the human body is about 37℃. The rectal temperature is about 36.5℃--37.5℃. The mouth temperature is 0.3-0.5℃ lower than the rectal temperature . The axillary temperature is 0.2-0.4℃ lower than the mouth.
S: Then which is standard?
N: The rectal temperature is standard , because it is in the cavity of the body and nearly the temperature of the blood.
S: How many times a day do we take temperature for the patient?
N: Some patients are taken temperature twice a day and others every fourhours or even every two hours.
S: When do we take the temperature for the patients?
N: Usually we take it at8 a . m. And 4p. M . . The feverish patients should be taken their temperature every four hours or every two hours daily.
S: Sould pulse and respiration be taken while the temperature is being taken?
N: Yes , the nurse not only takes the temperature but also counts the pulse and respiration.
N: Do you know what are the precautions while taking one's temperature orally?
S: Yes . We should tell the patients to close their mouths and be careful not to break the thermometer and swallow the glass or mercury. It would be very dangerous.
S: How do you treat that if the patients swallow the mercury?
N: The patient would take some egg white or milk immediately. |
