Demonstrate the technique for recording each of the four primary vital signs
What will be an ideal response?
The technique for recording blood pressure is:
1. Step 1
a. Expose patient’s arm
2. Step 2
a. Select cuff size
b. Place cuff approximately an inch above the anticubital fossa
c. Close the knob on the bulb
3. Step 3
a. Pump air into the cuff until the pressure stops the flow of blood in the radial artery; this is the palpatory radial systolic reading
b. Completely deflate the cuff
4. Step 4
a. Place the earpieces of the stethoscope into your ears
b. Reinflate the cuff so that the reading on the gauge is 20–30 mm Hg above the palpatory radial systolic reading
5. Step 5
a. Place the stethoscope over the brachial artery
b. Release the pressure in the cuff
c. Listen for the pulse as blood passes through the artery; this is the systolic pressure
6. Step 6
a. Release the pressure in the cuff until a pulse is no longer heard, indicating blood is flowing freely; this is the diastolic pressure
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