Clinical Skills Performance Checklists: Measuring Body

Temperature
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Obtain temperature reading per method used as documented in the sections that follow.

Clinical Skills Performance Checklists: Oral Temperature Measurement with

Electronic Monitor

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• Remove thermometer pack from charger and attach oral probe to thermometer.
• Slide disposable plastic probe cover over thermometer probe until the cover stays in
place.
• Ask resident to open mouth; gently place thermometer probe under side of the tongue to
the back of the mouth.
• Ask resident to close mouth around probe with lips closed.
• Remove probe when you hear an audible beep and see the temperature display on the
thermometer.
• Push ejection button on thermometer to discard plastic probe cover into appropriate
receptacle.
• Return thermometer probe to recording unit.
• Return thermometer to the charger.