Ridiculous V/S...are you out of your mind?

[BrazoriaLVN]

I had a CNA hand me the vitals and tell me a BP was low. She had 60/70 written down. She also admitted she does not know how to or want to use a manual cuff.

[hannahmaepunk]

Faulty training on CNA's. Faulty certification. Faulty education.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I'm waiting for thermometers that can be thrown at an open mouth like some bizarre dart game :anbd::oornt:

A rectal temp???? Bad visuals on that one

O-M-G THAT MADE MY NIGHT!!!!! :lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

Now I can go to bed with a smile on my face.

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

Anyone responsible for taking vitals should know how to take a manual BP. More than half of the time, those machines are wrong. If I am taking a BP on one of my residents and the reading seems too low or high, I get the cuff. How can you safely administer certain meds if the BP is inaccurate?