PATIENT EDUCATION: HOME CARE -- TEACHING BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT

Course overview

Patient education about body temperature in the home care setting includes teaching patients or family members the purpose of checking one’s temperature, proper site selection, how to perform and record temperature measurement, what the results may indicate, and what to do if an abnormal measurement is obtained. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of patient and family teaching about body temperature measurement in home care. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.