Vital signs are initial step in clinical evaluation process

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Vital signs are the initial step in a clinical evaluation process that can give us an overview of how the patient is currently doing. This current value of 102 F is an indication that this patient is not doing well and needs medical attention. The normal range temperature for an adult is between 97.7 F (36.5 C) and 99.5 F (37.5 C) and is regulated by the hypothalamus (A & A, 2024, Temperature section). The most common way to record a temperature is through axillary, rectal, oral, and the tympanic membrane. Oral is the most common, convenient, and reliable way to take a temperature. Temperature measurement, especially for a pediatric patient, can be critical and this measurement alone can determine the course of action the nurse and physician take to treat the patient.

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