NSE 13A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Trapezius Muscle, Salivary Gland, Aphasia
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Introduce self: obtain permission to touch, ensure confidentiality, tell patient what you would be testing, narrate while you are performing skill, tell normal findings. Oral temperature (rich blood supply from carotid artery) Axilla temperature (temperature of the armpit, usually used in infants and young children) Tympanic membrane thermometer (infrared emissions of the tympanic membrane) Oxygen saturation (ratio of oxyhemoglobin and unsaturated hemoglobin) 35. 8-37. 3: use an electronic thermometer and cover probe, put in base or tongue or sub-lingual pockets. Chewed gum wait 5 mins: cover probe, change to thermometer to axilla, put probe under axilla, against skin until reading. Usually 0. 5 less occurs: place probe over one end, pull pinna up and back, hold in ear for three seconds before pressing read. 35. 8-37. 3: ensure there is no nail polish on the finger and. Is it localized or does it spread: severity- on a scale of one to ten, with ten being the.
