BNS Chapter 12 Vital signs
• Body temperature
• Pulse
• Respiratory rate
• Blood pressure
• Pain
-Fifth vital sign
• Shell temperature: the warmth at the skin surface
• Core temperature: the warmth in deeper sites within the body like the brain
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and heart
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Factors Affecting Body Temperature
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• Food intake, age, gender
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• Climate, exercise and activity
• Circadian rhythm
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• Emotions
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• Illness or injury
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• Medications
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Normal Body Temperature
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• In normal, healthy adults, shell temperature generally ranges from 96.6˚F to
99.3˚F or 35.8˚C to 37.4˚C
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• Chances of survival diminish if body temperatures exceed 110˚F (43.3˚C) or
fall below 84˚F (28.8˚C)
sh
• Based on temperature, animals are either:
• Poikilothermic: temperature fluctuates depending on environmental
temperature
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, • Homeothermic: structural and physiologic adaptations keep body
temperature within a narrow stable range
Assessment Sites
• Accurate assessment site: Brain, heart, lower third of the esophagus, and
urinary bladder
• Practical and convenient assessment sites:
– Ear, temporal artery (on forehead or behind ear lobe), mouth, rectum,
and axilla
– Ear, temporal artery provide the temperature closest to the core
temperature
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Clinical Thermometers
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• Instruments used to measure body temperature
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– Electronic
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ou urc
– Infrared
– Chemical
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aC s
– Digital
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Nurse documentation for assessment site
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• Oral: O
ar stu
• Rectal: R
is
• Temporal artery: TA
Th
• Axillary: AX (-1 degrees)
• Tympanic: T
sh
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• Body temperature
• Pulse
• Respiratory rate
• Blood pressure
• Pain
-Fifth vital sign
• Shell temperature: the warmth at the skin surface
• Core temperature: the warmth in deeper sites within the body like the brain
m
er as
and heart
co
eH w
Factors Affecting Body Temperature
o.
• Food intake, age, gender
rs e
ou urc
• Climate, exercise and activity
• Circadian rhythm
o
aC s
• Emotions
vi y re
• Illness or injury
ed d
• Medications
ar stu
Normal Body Temperature
is
• In normal, healthy adults, shell temperature generally ranges from 96.6˚F to
99.3˚F or 35.8˚C to 37.4˚C
Th
• Chances of survival diminish if body temperatures exceed 110˚F (43.3˚C) or
fall below 84˚F (28.8˚C)
sh
• Based on temperature, animals are either:
• Poikilothermic: temperature fluctuates depending on environmental
temperature
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, • Homeothermic: structural and physiologic adaptations keep body
temperature within a narrow stable range
Assessment Sites
• Accurate assessment site: Brain, heart, lower third of the esophagus, and
urinary bladder
• Practical and convenient assessment sites:
– Ear, temporal artery (on forehead or behind ear lobe), mouth, rectum,
and axilla
– Ear, temporal artery provide the temperature closest to the core
temperature
m
er as
Clinical Thermometers
co
eH w
• Instruments used to measure body temperature
o.
– Electronic
rs e
ou urc
– Infrared
– Chemical
o
aC s
– Digital
vi y re
Nurse documentation for assessment site
ed d
• Oral: O
ar stu
• Rectal: R
is
• Temporal artery: TA
Th
• Axillary: AX (-1 degrees)
• Tympanic: T
sh
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