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Temp Skill Lab Quiz

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When taking an oral temperature with a glass thermometer, you leave the thermometer in the person’s mouth for 10 minutes? True or False False
You may leave your patient and tend to other duties while you wait for the thermometer to register. True or False False
Wax build-up in the ear canal will NOT affect the measurement of a tympanic thermometer. True or False False
Axillary temperatures take longer to register on the thermometer and therefor must be left in place longer. True or False True
A temporal thermometer measures the temperature over the carotid artery. True or False False
You MAY use an oral thermometer with an infant or child younger than 4 or 5 years old. True or False False
TEMPERATURES ARE USUALLY LOWER IN THE MORNING AFTER THE BODY HAS RESTED. True
TEMPERATURE IS THE BALANCE BETWEEN HEAT LOST AND HEAT PRODUCED IN THE BODY. True
PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT BODY PROCESSES (ACCELERATED OR SLOW) THAT MAKE THEIR TEMPERATURE EITHER RUN NORMALLY A LITTLE HIGH OR NORMALLY A LITTLE LOW. True
DIFFERENT SITES OF THE BODY HAVE DIFFERENT NORMAL TEMPERATURE VALUES BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. True
A RECTAL TEMPERATURE IS THE MOST ACCURATE INTERNAL BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT. True
AXILLARY AND GROIN TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN EXTERNALLY SO THEY ARE CONSIDERED THE LEAST ACCURATE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS. True
HYPOTHERMIA IS AN ELEVATED BODY TEMPERATURE ABOVE 104 DEGREES F. AND HYPERTHERMIA IS A LOWERED BODY TEMPERATURE BELOW 95 DEGREES F. False
ANOTHER TERM FOR FEVER IS PYREXIA. True
ANOTHER TERM FOR FEVER IS AFEBRILE. False
When taking an oral temperature you should: Both asking about food and cleaning the thermometer
AN AURAL TEMPERATURE IS TAKEN WHERE? In the ear
The range for an oral temperature is… 97.6 to 99.6 F (36.5 – 37.5 C)
The range for an rectal temperature is… 98.6 to 100.6 F (37-38.1 C)
The range for an axillary temperature is… 96.6 to 98.6 F (36-37 C)
MARK ALL OF THE PLACES YOU CAN MEASURE A TEMPERATURE: ALL EXCEPT Brachially
SELECT ALL OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE AN INCREASE IN BODY TEMPERATURE: Illness, infection, exercise, excitement, high temps in environment
SELECT ALL OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE A DECREASE IN BODY TEMPERATURE: All expect infection
Created by: anahii
 

 



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