{"id":181,"date":"2017-12-13T15:10:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T15:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=181"},"modified":"2018-04-04T15:43:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T15:43:22","slug":"activity-1-feedback","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/chapter\/activity-1-feedback\/","title":{"raw":"Finding the Error Activity: Tympanic Temperature \u2013 Feedback","rendered":"Finding the Error Activity: Tympanic Temperature \u2013 Feedback"},"content":{"raw":"An <strong>incorrect technique<\/strong> is being demonstrated in Figure 2.9 because the helix is not being pulled up and back. For an adult\/older child, the <strong>correct technique<\/strong> (Figure 2.10) involves gently pulling the helix up and back so that the ear canal is visualized and the light can reflect off of the tympanic membrane.<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><\/span>\r\n<h2><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/incorrect_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1511\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/>\u00a0 Incorrect technique of taking tympanic temperature<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare practitioner incorrectly placing the tympanic thermometer directly into ear without pulling helix up and back\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1075\" width=\"929\" height=\"762\" \/><\/div>\r\n<strong>Figure 2.9:<\/strong> Incorrect technique\r\n<h2><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/correct_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1513\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/>\u00a0 Correct technique of taking tympanic temperature<\/h2>\r\nFor an adult\/older child, gently pull the helix up and back while stabilizing the client\u2019s head with your hand.\r\n<div class=\"textbox\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare practitioner pulling helix up and back and directing tympanic probe towards tympanic membrance\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1067\" width=\"932\" height=\"699\" \/><\/div>\r\n<strong>Figure 2.10:<\/strong> Correct technique","rendered":"<p>An <strong>incorrect technique<\/strong> is being demonstrated in Figure 2.9 because the helix is not being pulled up and back. For an adult\/older child, the <strong>correct technique<\/strong> (Figure 2.10) involves gently pulling the helix up and back so that the ear canal is visualized and the light can reflect off of the tympanic membrane.<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/incorrect_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1511\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/incorrect_checkbox.png 106w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/incorrect_checkbox-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 22px) 100vw, 22px\" \/>\u00a0 Incorrect technique of taking tympanic temperature<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare practitioner incorrectly placing the tympanic thermometer directly into ear without pulling helix up and back\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1075\" width=\"929\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-768x629.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-1024x839.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-65x53.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-225x184.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect-350x287.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Incorrect.jpg 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Figure 2.9:<\/strong> Incorrect technique<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/correct_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1513\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/correct_checkbox.png 109w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/correct_checkbox-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 22px) 100vw, 22px\" \/>\u00a0 Correct technique of taking tympanic temperature<\/h2>\n<p>For an adult\/older child, gently pull the helix up and back while stabilizing the client\u2019s head with your hand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare practitioner pulling helix up and back and directing tympanic probe towards tympanic membrance\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1067\" width=\"932\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-65x49.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/12\/Tympanic-Temperature-Correct-2.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Figure 2.10:<\/strong> Correct 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