Assessing skin temperature

Having taken the pulse, run your fingers lightly along the forearm to gauge whether the patient feels abnormally warm, cool or sweaty.

AFRIKAANS	TRANSCRIPT	XHOSA
	Do you sweat at night? When did start noticing this? / Sweet u snags? Wanneer het u dit vir die eerste keer opgemerk? / Uyabila ebusuku? Uqale nini ukuqwalasela oku kusenzeka?
	Do you feel hot and sweaty? Since when? / Voel u benoud en sweterig? Wanneer het dit begin? / Uziva ushushu unokubila Uqale nini?
	Have you had a temperature or a fever? / Het u in die afgelope tyd ?n ho?koors gehad? / Wakhe wanobushushu okanye ifiva?

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Lightly touch the forehead with the back of your fingers for the same purpose.

When the examiner takes the pulse, then lightly brushes the skin of the forearm and forehead with the back of the hand. Notice how the patient?s hand is supported by the examiner while she takes the pulse.