Blood Pressures ... help

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In my lab class we were taught how to take blood pressures.. like sort of...We were sort of told what to listen for and how to do it and then they only gave us like 5 minutes to practice. I went and bought a Sphygmomanometer and I have been trying to take blood pressures on my family member. I need help because I think I am doing ok but I am not really sure what I am listening for and I don't like to do it too many times in a row cause I am afraid it will hurt them so how many times can you take a bp on one person ... and what do you listen for and any tips you can give to someone learning how to take a bp for the first time :)

Specializes in Emergency Department.

Congratulations! Until you're very, very comfortable doing vitals manually, do them that way as often as you can. I'm very, very comfortable doing it as I've probably done it about 20k times (or more) since I first learned how. Just keep doing manual BP checks whenever you can. You'll become very comfortable doing them and they'll become far less uncomfortable and awkward for you.

Have fun in your clinical experiences!

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