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Nurse Aid Skills
Promissor : Measures and Records Blood Pressure
Question | Answer |
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1 | Explains procedure to client, speaking clearly, slowly and directly maintaining face-to-face contact whenever possible |
2 | Before using stethoscope, wipes diaphragm and earpieces with alcoholo |
3 | Exposes client’s upper arm and positions arm with palm up |
4 | Locates brachial pulse with fingertips |
5 | Places blood pressure cuff snugly on client’s upper arm, with sensor placed over artery |
6 | Places earpieces of stethoscope in ears |
7 | Places diaphragm over brachial artery |
8 | Inflates cuff quickly between 160 mm Hg to 180 mm Hg or Inflate the cuff 30 mm Hg beyond where radial or brachial pulse was last heard or felt |
9 | Deflates cuff slowly and removes |
10 | Signaling device is within client’s reach |