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How Should We Measure Temperature in Young Children? - Off the Charts
By Betsy Todd, MPH, RN, CIC, AJN clinical editor Photo courtesy of Exergen Corporation. Do you dread taking rectal temperatures in pediatric patients, knowing that your action will leave you with a screaming, distrustful child as well as a distressed parent? Rectal temperature measurements
Betsy Todd, MPH, RN