Oral Temp.
What color should probe be if temperature is taken orally?
Blue
What is the type of thermometer used to take oral temperature?
Electronic Thermometer
What parts of the body is this temperature taken?
Ears
If a thermometer lens is dirty will the patient’s temperature be accurate?
No, it will read a low inaccurate reading.
Why must the Medical assistant lubricant the rectal probe before inserting?
This may cause patient discomfort
If the temperature was taken rectally at 98.9 what would the temperature be if taken orally?
97.9
How much lower or higher is auxiliary temperature than oral temperature?
1 degrees lower
To get an accurate reading for adults the medical assistant must pull the ear straight up and back?
Yes
What will happen if the MA scans the patients forehead quickly while taking a temporal temperature?
It will resort in an in accurate reading
If rectal temperature is taken and there is blood on the probe, does the probe go in a regular waste container?
No it goes in biohazard waste container
What is the normal temperature range for adults?
97-99
Before taking the temperature with an electric thermometer, what must happen?
The probe must be covered with a disposable cover
How should probe be positioned when taking aural temperature?
Towards opposite temple
After scanning the forehead, the MA documents, the patient temporal reading?
Incorrect, the MA must scan behind the ear after the forehead
What degree range does hyperpyrexia occur?
105.8 F - 109.4 F
How long should you wait before taking an oral temperature after the patient has been eating, drinking, or smoking?
15 to 30 minutes
When taking the axillary temperature, why should the arm be held close the body?
Prevent air currents from affecting the reading
If MA gets an inaccurate reading when taking this temperature, how long should they wait to take the temperature again in the same ear?
2 minutes
Why should hair be off the forehead when taking a temporal temperature?
Hair traps heat
What color should the probe be when taking rectal temperature?
Red
why don’t babies and young children get their temperatures taken orally?
They don’t keep their mouth closed long enough to get an accurate reading.
If an axillary temperature of 100 was taken orally, it would register as
101 F
What should be done with a used probe cover for a tympanic membrane thermometer?
It should be ejected into the regular waste container
Fill in the blank the medical assistant slides the temporal probe across the patient’s forehead while constantly…
Depressing the scan button
What position should adults lay in when getting a rectal temperature done?
Sims position