I started my CNA class mid-May and we're just now starting to learn how to take BPs.
What I've been having the most trouble with is finding the brachial pulse. If I'm lucky I can find it (it's usually very faint), but most of the time I can't feel anything. I'm using two fingers and I've tried varying levels of pressure--thinking that I was pressing too hard, or not hard enough---but I can't find any reason why I can't consistently find it.
Any tips? Anyone willing to tell me, step-by-step what they (personally) do to find the brachial pulse? My textbook (Mosby's) and teacher haven't been much help.
