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• Temperature – The difference between heat produced and heat loss by the body and is measured to the use of a thermometer
• Oral – It’s disadvantages is it cannot be used for patients who are unconscious, confused, prone to seizures recovering from oral surgery, or under age 6
• Rectal – not be used for patients who have rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids, diarrhea or who are recovering from the rectal surgery
• tympanic – it is fast more reflective of the core temperature safe and good for children
• For oral temperature How many minutes do you have to wait after eating?

  15 to 20 minutes
• Axillary - its disadvantage is its reports of accuracy are conflicting
• Forehead – it is safe for children
• forehead – it’s disadvantages it measures skin surface which can be variable
• Temporal arterial – it is safe for children, but it’s disadvantages is it measures the skin surface temperature and has the least accurate method
• 37°C is the average normal body temperature of oral temperature
• 37.5°C is the average normal body temperature of rectal temperature
• 36.7°C is the average normal body temperature of the axillary temperature
• 36.1 to 37.2°C or 97 to 99°F is the normal body temperature of oral temperature
• 36.7 to 37.8°C or 98 to 100°F is the normal body temperature of Rectal temperature
• 35.6 to 36.7°C or 96 to 98°F is the normal body temperature of axillary temperature
• 37.5°C or 99.5°F is the normal body temperature of Tympanic
• Rectal method - is the check the core temperature of an adult, and to obtain the first temperature of a newborn.
• Electronic digital thermometer - A type of thermometer used for oral, rectal or axillary temperature in measurements
• Tympanic thermometer - A type of thermometer for taking the temperature via the ear
• Temporal artery thermometer - Is a type of thermometer that measures arterial temperature through infrared scanning of the temporal artery
• Disposable paper strips with temperatures sensitive dots - A type of thermometer used for skin/surface temperature of measurements
• Pulse- is a rhythmical throbbing that results from a wave of blood passing through an artery as the heart contracts
• 120–160 normal pulse rate per minute of 0-1 mo.
• 100 - 140 Normal pulse rate for 11 - 12 mos.
• 80 - 120 is the normal pulse rate for toddlers
• 70-120 is the normal pulse rate for a preschooler
• 70-80 what is the normal pulse rate for a male adult?
• 80-90 is the normal pulse rate or female adults
• Respiration- is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and body cells, and is initiated by the act of breathing.
• 30 -40 per minute is the normal respiration rate for infants
• 20-25 per minute is the normal respiration rate for children
• 16- 25 per minute is the normal respiration rate for adults
• Blood pressure- is the lateral force exerted by the blood on the arterial walls
• 50/40 - 80/50 is the normal blood pressure range for infants
• 87/48 - 117/64 is the normal blood pressure range for children
• 110/70 - 120/80 is the normal blood pressure range for adults