I know it is REEEEAAAALLLLYYY hard for ya'll to help me over the web, BUT..
tomorrow is our skills check off for blood pressure. I have the hardest time hearing that very last sound so that I will know the diastolic blood pressure. I go as slow as I possibly can, but often I don't hear anything so I don't know when to stop. To my knowledge, I don't have any hearing problems, but I don't know what to do in order to get this skill down. I have a Littman Lightweight stethoscope and regular ADC BP cuff, if that means anything.
Do ya'll have any tips for getting the manual blood pressure check skill down pat?? I have been practicing and practicing and practicing. Maybe I should get my hearing checked??
Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.
i'm sorry i couldn't get this posted for you sooner. it is a virtual blood pressure cuff that you can practice with:
http://medicine.osu.edu/exam/ - from ohio state university college of medicine, an interactive guide to physical examination for 8 body systems and includes sounds. has an interactive blood pressure cuff (the link is toward the bottom of the page, "take a blood pressure") where you click on a blood pressure bulb to start the inflation of the cuff. you will then hear and watch the manometer and tell the program what the final blood pressure is. it re-cycles to give you lots of practice!
To my knowledge, I don't have any hearing problems, but I don't know what to do in order to get this skill down. I have a Littman Lightweight stethoscope and regular ADC BP cuff, if that means anything.
Daytonite, BSN, RN
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i'm sorry i couldn't get this posted for you sooner. it is a virtual blood pressure cuff that you can practice with: