Taking a temperature without touching the person removes a contamination pathway and avoids waking or unsettling a client who is resting. The A and D Medical NT-17 reads from a short distance in front of the forehead and beeps and flashes when it is held at the correct range, so carers get a consistent technique without much training.
It switches between a human body mode and an object mode, which is useful for checking bath water, formula or a heat pack in the same round. A large backlit display suits low light, single button operation suits gloved hands, and stored readings let a carer look back at the last few results before charting.
