ILCTE Lesson Taking a Temperature

Using Zoom or Google Meet (breakout rooms) or discussion boards, in groups, identify all the different areas that you can possibly use to take a temperature. • Are there different types of thermometers that you can use? • What are the “normal” ranges for all temperature sites? • 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. 2. Using a matching game with chapter terminology or a Quizlet for interactive (and competitive fun) rather than asking to write questions down. This is a great way for you to determine their mastery in the terminology or thermometer types, that you want them to know. Teacher to develop a matching game for terminology using Google Docs (or whatever resource you use for sharing) Use this link for a matching game: https://www.turtlediary.com/reading-worksheet- generator/matching-lists.html Use this link for a crossword puzzle: https://www.template.net/business/word- templates/blank-crossword-template/ Develop a Quizlet game for fun learning new words / terminology associated with this lesson. Part III: Temperature Taking Assignment 1. If you DO NOT have a glass thermometer at home, ask your teacher if you can borrow one from school. 2. Try taking someone’s temperature orally at home. Be prepared to answer these questions using the discussion board: • Did you wash/sanitize your hands first? • Did you shake it down? • Did you protect it somehow? • Where you place it? Do you think you put it in the correct place? If there even a correct place to put it? If yes, why? If not, why not? • Did you time how long you had it in the mouth? • Did you know how to read it? Allow students to borrow a glass thermometer from your classroom. Develop a thermometer worksheet in Google Docs (or your type of resource) – pictures of thermometers. You identify the temperature and they must indicate where on the thermometer that temperature would be. Video yourself (consider using Flipgrid or other video taking device) going through the correct temperature taking technique for taking an oral temperature using a glass thermometer. Explain steps as you go. Be sure to include correct handwashing technique. Below are suggestions for you to include in your demonstration. 3. Your teacher is now going to demonstrate the correct way to take an oral temperature. TAKE NOTES! • Did he/she wash her hands first? Review the correct answers with students using Google Docs, Zoom or Google Meet.