Performance Checklist of vital signs
Blood Pressure
Student name:Steps
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Explain procedure to patient
2-
Wash hands, provide privacy
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Place pt. in comfortable position with
the arm supported and palm upward.
Roll pts gown above elbow.
Palpate brachial artery ( arm ),position
cuff 2.5 above site of pulsation
antecubital ) .
Position manometer vertically at eye
level.
Place the bell of the stetethcope on the
brachial artery where the pulse was
noted without causing too much
pressure.
Close valve of pressure bulb clockwise
until tight Rapidly inflate cuff to
30mmHg above systolic pressure bulb
valve and allow mercury of aneroid
manometer gauge to fall at rate of 2 to 3
mmHgsec&note on the manometer the
point at which the first sound is heard,
record this figure as the systolic
pressure.
Continue to release the air in the cuff
evenly and gradually. Sounds may
become a bit(muffled )
Note the reading on the manometer
when the last distinct loud sound is
heard, record this figure as the diastolic
pressure.
Allow the remaining air to escape
quickly, remove the cuff and clean the
equipment.
Assist the pt in returning to comfortable
position.
Wash hands.
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Record BP in vital signs flow sheet.
14-
Report abnormal findings to physician.
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