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

Measuring and recording should include

- oral temperature
- rectal temperature
- axillary temperature.

Refer to Unit VII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

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?