Labels:bulletin board | reckoner | sky OCR: TAKING A RECTAL TEMPERATURE Select a rectal thermometer that has a short round mercury bulb (It often helpful to have spare on hand case of breakage.) Learn to read before you need read the thermometer, roll it back and forth between vour thumb and index finger until you can see the top ofthe mercur column Practice this until you can read it quickly Clean the bulb end of the thermometer with rubbing alcohol or soap and water, and rinse with clear, cool water Shake the mercury column down so that reads below 96 legrees Fahrenheit. Dothis by tightly gripping the end opposite to the bulb and snapping your wrist so that the mercury moves down toward the bulb Place small amount of lubricant on the bulb end of the thermometer Vaseline baby lotion, lubricating jelly, etc are all acceptable RECTAI ...
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