ILCTE Lesson Taking a Temperature

2. Explore: (1 hour) What activities can be completed so that they experience and/or discover the material we want them to learn? Part I: 1. Individually or in assigned groups view these 2 YouTube temperatures taking videos. https://youtu.be/nvl1qQfgzuw (7.08) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4rG5S5P2no&t=26s (5.06 • Take notes. Submit questions to your shared Google doc, question or discussion board. Your questions will be answered before this lesson is concluded. 2. Using either Zoom or Google Meet, assign small groups (into breakout rooms) (3-4) discuss what facts (your group) found the most interesting in the temperature taking YouTube videos. Have each group list 2 things on either a white board or discussion board that were different from one video to the other. 3. Using either Zoom or Google Meet assign small groups (3-4) (into breakout rooms) or use discussion boards to discuss the following: • How have they had their temperature taken in the past? Why? And was it a good or bad experience? Share only what you are comfortable sharing) • How many in your group have had their temperature taken? • Did all group members have their temperature taken at some time or other? Teacher should re-enforce this when doing vital signs is it important that you explain what you are going to do – before you do it? • What was the most notable/memorable “take away” from each video? The goal is for the students to share a positive or negative experience with temperature taking. Goal to also encourage students to talk with patients when they are giving care to the patient or measuring vital signs. Part II: 1. Have students read Chapter 25 in 6 th Edition of Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants pages 359-368 or whatever chapter in your textbook deals with vital signs specifically temperatures. • Write down on your shared Google doc or question/ discussion board, any questions that you have for your teacher after reading this chapter. • How will you know what “type” of thermometer you should use with your patient? • What type of thermometer would you use on an Alzheimer’s patient ? • Identify if there are some sites that can never be used for certain patients. Identify the patient and what type of thermometer needs to be used vs what should never be used. What type of thermometer would you NEVER use on a heart patient? • What do you need to document after taking a temperature? • Where should you document and who will you report to?