{"id":855,"date":"2017-12-13T14:36:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T19:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/assessmentnursingmain\/chapter\/axillary-temperature\/"},"modified":"2024-06-29T17:39:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T21:39:45","slug":"axillary-temperature","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/assessmentnursingmain\/chapter\/axillary-temperature\/","title":{"raw":"Axillary Temperature","rendered":"Axillary Temperature"},"content":{"raw":"The normal axillary temperature may be as much as 1\u00baC lower than the oral temperature (OER #1). An axillary thermometer is the same electronic device as an oral thermometer, and both have a blue end<\/strong>.\r\n

Technique<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nRemove the probe from the device and place a probe cover (from the box) on the thermometer without touching the cover with your hands. Ask the client to raise the arm away from their body. Place the thermometer in the client\u2019s armpit (OER #1), on bare skin, as high up into the axilla as possible, with the point facing behind the client. Ask the client to lower their arm and leave the device in place for as long as is indicated by the device manufacturer (OER #1). Usually the device beeps in 10\u201320 seconds. Discard the probe cover in the garbage (without touching the cover) and place the probe back into the device. See Figure 22<\/strong>\u00a0of an axillary temperature being taken.\r\n
\"Axillary<\/div>\r\nFigure 22:<\/strong> Axillary temperature being taken.\r\n

What should the healthcare provider consider?<\/h2>\r\nThe axillary route is a minimally invasive way to measure temperature. It is commonly used in children. It is important to ensure that the thermometer is as high up in the axilla as possible with full skin contact and that the client\u2019s arm is then lowered down.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWatch this next short film clip 11<\/strong>\u00a0and see how axilla temperature is taken correctly. After watching the clip, try the technique yourself. You can watch the clip and practice as many times as you like.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/m71ISuIJRlA[\/embed]\r\n\r\nFilm Clip 11:<\/strong> Axilla temperature.\r\n\r\n__________________________________________________\r\n\r\nPart of this content was adapted from OER #1 (as noted in brackets above):\r\n\r\n\u00a9 2015\u00a0British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care\u00a0by\u00a0Glynda Rees Doyle and Jodie Anita McCutcheon, British Columbia Institute of Technology. Licensed under a\u00a0Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License<\/a>, except where otherwise noted. Download this book for free at\u00a0http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca<\/a>","rendered":"

The normal axillary temperature may be as much as 1\u00baC lower than the oral temperature (OER #1). An axillary thermometer is the same electronic device as an oral thermometer, and both have a blue end<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Technique<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Remove the probe from the device and place a probe cover (from the box) on the thermometer without touching the cover with your hands. Ask the client to raise the arm away from their body. Place the thermometer in the client\u2019s armpit (OER #1), on bare skin, as high up into the axilla as possible, with the point facing behind the client. Ask the client to lower their arm and leave the device in place for as long as is indicated by the device manufacturer (OER #1). Usually the device beeps in 10\u201320 seconds. Discard the probe cover in the garbage (without touching the cover) and place the probe back into the device. See Figure 22<\/strong>\u00a0of an axillary temperature being taken.<\/p>\n

\"Axillary<\/div>\n

Figure 22:<\/strong> Axillary temperature being taken.<\/p>\n

What should the healthcare provider consider?<\/h2>\n

The axillary route is a minimally invasive way to measure temperature. It is commonly used in children. It is important to ensure that the thermometer is as high up in the axilla as possible with full skin contact and that the client\u2019s arm is then lowered down.<\/p>\n

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Watch this next short film clip 11<\/strong>\u00a0and see how axilla temperature is taken correctly. After watching the clip, try the technique yourself. You can watch the clip and practice as many times as you like.<\/p>\n

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