Current practice and knowledge of nurses regarding patient temperature measurement

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 218-223

  Evans, J ^a   Kenkre, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical temperature measurement; Infrared thermometry

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL GRADES; CLINICAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; INFRARED THERMOMETRY; PATIENT TEMPERATURES;

HOSPITALS; INFRARED IMAGING; INFRARED RADIATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

GLASS; MERCURY;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRAINING; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE; TYMPANIC THERMOMETER; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EMPLOYMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; NURSES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33746859420     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900600711571     Document Type: Review

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