its when you use a sponge or cloth wet with slightly cool or room temp water to bring down a fever. placing it on their forehead or rest of their body to cool them down
the water in the bathtub was tepid.
Tepid.
(Tepid = moderately warm or lukewarm.)The mother lowered her baby into the tepid bath.OR(Tepid = lack of enthusiasm)The young girl's tepid reaction to meeting her new step-father proved worrisome to her mother.
Tepid means liquid that is slightly warm or lukewarm. It also could mean to show little enthusiasm in something. Tepid is also an adjective.
It came from the old English "Hleow" meaning "tepid".
Evaporation of the water film left on the surface of the skin by the tepid sponging cools the skin, and thus the body.
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Tepid means lukewarm, or room temperature not hot but not cold. This is likely talking about a sponge moistened with water at this temperature.
Tepid sponging is used to help reduce fever by cooling the body. The water should be lukewarm to prevent shivering, which can actually increase body temperature. It can also help improve comfort and reduce symptoms such as headache or muscle aches associated with fever.
lukewarm.
ring your nursecall number or local health care number. its getting a little high, tepid sponging, remove clothing etc.
the water in the bathtub was tepid.
Tepid.
The Water was tepid.
Tepid
when sponging the resident what item do you need to prepare?
Sponging in the was introduced by a frenchman by the name of Gustav Renouard.