Robertson, Matthew and Hill, Barry (2019) Monitoring temperature. British Journal of Nursing, 28 (6). pp. 344-347. ISSN 0966-0461
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Abstract
This article explains the importance of temperature monitoring observations and highlights that the procedure is a fundamental aspect of nursing care. It discusses the physiology of temperature regulation, introduces different types of temperature monitoring devices and provides a step-by-step guide on how to take a temperature using a tympanic thermometer. It emphasises the importance of evidence-based practice to underpin temperature monitoring, as well as conditions that it is important for nurses to consider when recording patients' temperatures.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Temperature, Monitoring, Hypothermia, Thermometer |
| Subjects: | B700 Nursing |
| Department: | Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Nursing, Midwifery and Health |
| Depositing User: | Elena Carlaw |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2019 10:21 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2021 10:19 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/39063 |
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