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Lesson 2: Temperature
Section II: Thermometers
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2-13. HOW DO I READ AN ELECTRIC THERMOMETER?
a. Digital Display. On a digital display, the patient's temperature that is shown is already rounded off to the nearest two-tenths of a degree Fahrenheit or to the nearest one-tenth of a degree Celsius.
b. Numerical Scale Display. A numerical scale display is read using the same procedures as a glass thermometer. Since you want your reading to be to the nearest two-tenths of a degree Fahrenheit or to
the nearest one-tenth of a degree Celsius, you first determine which scale to use. Then find the mark on that scale that is nearest the end of the displayed line. Once the mark had been identified, determine the temperature represented by that mark on the scale.
