Thermometer and Temperatures

[Bizzieyb]

Hi,

So have just finished my First Aid training and have been told we are no longer allowed to administer Calpol to bring a temperature down. I have spoken to my work before about this and was told that if the parents request it they need to follow what they say. Is this true?

Also are Nursery Nurses allowed to use an in the ear thermometer to check a child's temperture? In my last setting I used these but in my new setting they do not. I explained that using a forehead strip only gives the surface temperture and that the other kind is more accurate. My supervisor's response was that you need to be qualified to use them. Is this true? Does anybody else use these in their setting?