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Thank you everyone for the advice! Very much appreciated! I'll focus on continuing to practice on my live-in boyfriend this time (poor sucker, haha), try the "V"ictory method and try listening over the brachial artery. Thanks, guys. :)

We have gone over general CNA skills to make sure we have this knowledge base and for some reason I am having such a difficult time hearing the systolic sound when taking a BP. A few things, please correct me if I'm wrong: - The first sound I hear is the systolic number. (When I listen, it sounds awfully faint compared to diastolic number) - The last sound I hear should be the diastolic number - I'm placing the diaphragm of the stethoscope on the anticubital area. - I inflate the cuff till it reaches 180mmHg (my friend's BP runs in the 120/80 range). - I'm using a Littman Cardiology III - I have no reported hearing issues and have gotten my ears tested. I can hear heart and lung sounds fine (if that helps). - I am practicing taking BPs in a silent environment. Any thoughts?

Thank you for all your wonderful responses! I didn't think of the "thrill" aspect to palpating cardiac valves, which is probably what my instructor was trying to get us to think about. That being said, I probably won't be doing this in my own practice with the exception of perhaps the PMI. Thanks again!

Thank you so much, TheCommuter!!

Palpate as in feel for them. My head-to-toe assessment from my school says, "palpate over valve sites"

Do nurses palpate all cardiac valves with their head-to-toe assessment every time in the real world?

Thank you, I appreciate your response!! I think I will meet with an advisor.

Hello nurse friends!! Working on my resume and a friend of mine said someone from the local hospital HR told his class that a paragraph about what you did in practicum is not needed--to keep that out. He said all that is needed is a list of clinical rotations (with the unit, quarter, and number of hours) and to write Practicum next to it and that is all. Thoughts?

Thank you so much everyone!! I feel a lot better and really appreciate your input!

I was curious what the background check entails since it seems to be more indepth than most background checks. Would they be able to find out if I have been in counselling or on medications? I experience depression in my lifetime, as many have, and because of this want to pursue mental health nursing since I know exactly what mental health patients are through. Will this hinder me? Thank you for your time!