As a nurse (RN) myself, I fully appreciate the new technology but as a mom my best thermometer was putting my hands on my kids faces to know when they had a fever. Even with patients in the hosp. I could see the flushed face or just felt their skin to know when their temps. were up.
The eyes are a great tool, too. You can see a difference in their eyes to know something is wrong.
Yes, I worked with doctors occas. whose opinion I had no faith in at all. Thankfully they were rare. With nost doctors, I really appreciated their extensive education.
Pat G