Vital signs are indicators of basic bodily functions that are periodically measured by healthcare personnel to monitor a patient’s health. Measuring vital signs is a fundamental clinical skill that every nurse need to master to provide competent patient care.

Updated with a fresh look and feel, this is the second program in a new twopart series that demonstrates and describes how to accurately measure blood pressure and assess pain in a patient.

After completing this course, the learner should be able to:

Explain the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Define the blood pressure ranges for each of the four blood pressure classifications
Demonstrate the steps in measuring blood pressure at the brachial artery
Identify 5 characteristics of pain
Identify tools used to assess pain

Product Info:

Product ID: MED750
Year: 2017
Duration: 16:40 minutes

For more information about this program and other programs in this series, please click on the link below:

http://www.heatinc.ca/measuringvital...

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