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How to measure a patient’s temperature non-invasively

Author(s) -

Joyce Smith,

Melanie Rushton,

Mike Barker

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

nursing standard

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.133

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 2047-9018

pISSN - 0029-6570

DOI - 10.7748/ns.2019.e11346

Subject(s) - measure (data warehouse) , sign (mathematics) , clinical practice , computer science , medicine , medical physics , data mining , nursing , mathematics , mathematical analysis

Temperature is a vital sign that is included in all early warning scoring tools and as part of patient observations. This article outlines the main non-invasive methods that can be used to measure a patient's temperature. REFLECTIVE ACTIVITY: 'How to' articles can help to update your practice and ensure it remains evidence-based. Apply this article to your practice. Reflect on and write a short account of.

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