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Vital Signs & Monitoring
Foundational
9 steps
5 min read
Checking and Recording of Temperature
The first 3 steps
- Explain the procedure and confirm the patient has not just had a hot or cold drink, a bath or exercise.
- Wash hands and select the route: oral, axillary, tympanic or rectal.
- Check the thermometer is clean, working and reading correctly.
6 more steps and the Ghana-specific adaptation
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