From the left, going clockwise; the group members are:
Nur Hidayah, Nur Juliyana, Eim Thu Mon, Xu Yan, Nur Hasanah and Nurliyana.
From the left, going clockwise; the group members are:
Nur Hidayah, Nur Juliyana, Eim Thu Mon, Xu Yan, Nur Hasanah and Nurliyana.
Introduction @ Monday, May 30, 2011
Introduction
Vital signs include the heart beat, breathing rate, temperature, and blood pressure. These signs may be watched, measured, and monitored to check an individual's level of physical functioning.There are different routes to taking temperature, which are:
- oral temperature
- axillary temperature
- rectal temperature
- tympanic temperature
Our group is going to see the relationship between the oral and axillary temperature. We are going to further discuss about it.
Difference in Oral and Axillary.
Oral
It measures: 0.5⁰C-0.6⁰C below core temperature.
Oral site is in direct proximity to the sublingual artery. As long as client keeps the mouth closed and breathes normally, the tissue remains at fairly consistent temperature. Valid measurement depends on accurate placement (base of tongue) and maintenance of thermometer.
Axillary
It measures: 0.6⁰C lower than those obtained in oral site.
It is the most accessible in most instances. It is safe. Less potential for microorganism transmission compared to oral site. Poor circulation, recent scratching and armpit hair affects the accuracy of the site.
Relevance to Nursing
It may seem to be a minor thing, but temperature-taking are important for giving appropriate treatments in nursing. Having different hospitals it also means different protocols. Some practice taking oral/axilla temperature only while some take from tympanic site and when there is abnormal reading, reconfirm it with taking at axillary site.
Furthermore, different figure is used to determine the state of pyrexia from the different site of temperature taken. Based on our experience, if the oral temperature is high, the temperature was reassessed via the axilla. So are the temperatures at the two different sites different then?