Title: Measure and record temperature, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II Condensed (14051-II-A) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Measuring and recording should include

- oral temperature
- rectal temperature
- axillary temperature
- temporal temperature
- tympanic temperature.

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the definitions of oral temperature, rectal temperature, axillary temperature, and tympanic temperature?
- When does temperature need to be measured and recorded?
- What are the normal ranges for temperature?
- What are the factors that influence temperature?
- What are the proper techniques for taking temperature?
- What factors help determine the site of temperature measurement?