Blood pressure

What equipment do you need to measure and record blood pressure manually?

-B/P cuff

-Stethoscope

-Cotton ball

-Alcohol

STEP 1:

What is the first thing you do?

Tell the patient that you are here to check their blood pressure

What will the clock on the patient’s chest be used for?

THERE WILL BE A CLOCK, THE CLOCK WILL BE USED TO MEASURE PULSE AND RESPIRATION

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, what will you with the DIAPHRAGHM of the stethoscope?

DISINFECT IT WITH A COTTON BALL AND ALCOHOL

WHERE WILL YOU PLACE THE DIAPHRAGM OF THE STETHOSCOPE?

ON THE BRACHIAL ARTERY OF THE ARM

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE EARPIECES?

DISINFECT THE EARPIECES WITH A COTTON BALL AND ALCOHOL

STEP 2:

BEFORE YOU WRAP THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, MAKE SURE THAT ITS..

MAKE SURE THAT ITS POINTING UP TOWARDS YOU

STEP 3:

Ensure that the patient’s arm is..

ENSURE THAT THE PATIENT’S ARM IS EXPOSED

IF THEY’RE WEARING A SWEATER, YOU’D MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY TO EXPOSE THE UPPER ARM

YOU NEED TO SEE THEIR BRACHIAL ARTERY

STEP 4:

WHEN YOU SEE THE BRACHIAL ARTERY

THATS WHERE U WILL WRAP THE CUFF.

WRAP IT SNUGGLY, NOT TOO TIGHT AND NOT TOO LOOSE

ONCE WRAPPED, HOW SHOULD THE CUFF LOOK LIKE?

IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

STEP 5:

Once the cuff is wrapped snug around the arm..

NOW REST THE PATIENT’S ARM ON THE MATTRESS

THEN YOU AND THE EXAMINER WILL WEAR THE EARPIECE

STEP 6:

Once the patient’s arm is resting on the mattress and you and examiner are wearing the earpiece..

PLACE THE DIAPHGRAHM ON THE BRACHIAL ARTERY

AND PLACE THE PRESSURE CLOCK THING ON THE PATIENT’S CHEST TO ENSURE THE EXAMINER CAN SEE

STEP 7:

NOW WHAT DO YOU NEED TO PUMP THE CLOCK THING TO?

YOU NEED TO PUMP THE CUFF TO 180

ONCE IT REACHES 180, QUIETLY COUNT IN YOUR HEAD UNTIL IT REACHES 0, AND KEEP THE NUMBER IN YOUR HEAD

STEP 8:

Once you have the blood pressure number in your head, you…

NOW WRAP UP THE CUFF AND TAKE THE STETHOSCOPES

PUT YOUR EQUIPMENT WHERE U GOT IT FROM

STEP 9:

NOW WHAT ARE YOUR FINAL STEPS?

• TUCK THE PATIENT BACK IN

• RETURN BED TO LOWEST POSITION AND TELL THE EXAMINER THAT

• ENSURE THE CALL-LIGHT IS WITHIN REACH

• TELL THE EXAMINER THAT U ARE GOING TO WASH UR HANDS

• GO TO BLOOD PRESSURE RECORDING SHEET AND RECORD (I NEED TO KNOW HOW RECORDING SYSTOLIC AND DYSTOLIC BP ON THE MANUAL PRESSUER CHECKER WORKS)