title: [Taking the temperature, a procedure which should not be trivialized].
abstract: Along with blood pressure, temperature is one of the fundamental parameters most frequently measured by nurses in their daily practice. Different sites of the body are suitable. They are reviewed here with their respective methodologies, advantages and disadvantages in order to adapt nurses' clinical practice as best as possible.
authors.affiliation: Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source, Lausanne, Suisse. p.delmas@ecolelasource.ch
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delmas
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D001831:Body Temperature; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D004432:Ear, Middle; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D009726:Nurses; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D012007:Rectum