Transcript ACME Medical Center Ltd. LifePro Benefits Group  Introductions  Learners & Equipment  Identifying the Heartbeats  Demonstration of Heart Sounds (Korotokoff Sounds)  http://www.thinklabsmedical.com/stethoscope_community/So und_Library  Objectives  5 Easy Steps to.

ACME Medical Center Ltd.
LifePro Benefits Group
 Introductions
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Learners & Equipment
 Identifying
the Heartbeats
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Demonstration of Heart Sounds (Korotokoff
Sounds)
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 Objectives
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5 Easy Steps to Measuring Blood Pressure
 At
the end of training course participants will
be able to:
1 Prepare and Reduce Patient Anxiety
2 Prepare & Select Proper Instruments
3 Prepare to Measure Blood Pressure
4 Measure Blood Pressure
5 Conclude Blood Pressure Process and Release
Patient
 Provide
effective training on how to
measure and record blood pressure for
volunteer participants by designing an
instruction that is simple and clear to
understand.
 Our model will not only provide and teach
the necessary skills required for
measuring blood pressure, it will also
prepare the staff to understand the basic
concepts that are involved in measuring
blood pressure.
 Listen
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to Heartbeats
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 Clean
and Prepare Equipment
 Apply Stethoscope
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Proper way to hear sounds
Listen to own heartbeat and partner’s
 Apply
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Blood Pressure Cuff
Inflate blood pressure cuff
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNApnYM
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 How to obtain a blood pressure
measurement?
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Inflate Blood Pressure Cuff to around 180-200
mm/Hg
Apply Chest Piece of Stethoscope to Brachial Artery
Obtain Systolic Pressure (First Heartbeat/Sound)
Obtain Diastolic Pressure (Last Heartbeat/Sound)
Record Blood Pressure written as a fraction 120/80
Systolic Normal Range is 100-140
 Diastolic Normal Range is
60-90
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 Putting
All The Steps Together
1 Prepare and Reduce Patient Anxiety
2 Prepare & Select Proper Instruments
3 Prepare to Measure Blood Pressure
4 Measure Blood Pressure
5 Record & Conclude Blood Pressure Process
 Reduce
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Wait a couple of minutes for patient to relax,
reassure patient by explaining procedure
 Record
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Patient Anxiety
& Conclude Blood Pressure Process
Remove blood pressure cuff
Share measurement with patient
Record measurement written as a fraction
Ask patient if they have any questions. If not,
release patient
Questions?
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Task:
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Conditions:
Stethoscope,
sphygmomanometer/BP
patient
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Standards:
85 points.
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Document:
Obtain an accurate blood pressure
measurement
cuff,
Perform the task within 3 minutes
with a minimum score of
Write obtained blood pressure in
correct format.
 Course
Summary & Closure
 Course
Survey
 Thank
You