
While various methods for taking a patient's temperature exist, the devices do not all produce identical or even similar values. Substituting one method for another could lead to erroneous decisions for treating temperature spikes and drops. A study in the June 2008 issue of MEDSURG Nursing compares noninvasive temperature measurement devices with an oral electronic thermometer.
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