HEALTHY DAYS BLOOD

PRESSURE TRAINING

ACME Medical Center Ltd.

LifePro Benefits Group

HEALTHY DAYS BLOOD PRESSURE TRAINING AGENDA Introductions

Learners & Equipment Identifying the Heartbeats

Demonstration of Heart Sounds (Korotokoff Sounds)

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Objectives5 Easy Steps to Measuring Blood Pressure

OBJECTIVES At the end of training course

participants will be able to:1Prepare and Reduce Patient Anxiety2Prepare & Select Proper Instruments3Prepare to Measure Blood Pressure4Measure Blood Pressure5Conclude Blood Pressure Process and

Release Patient

TRAINING GOAL Provide effective training on how to

measure and record blood pressure for volunteer participants by designing an instruction that is simple and clear to understand.

Our model will not only provide and teach the necessary skills required for measuring blood pressure, it will also prepare the staff to understand the basic concepts that are involved in measuring blood pressure.

STETHOSCOPE

SPHYGMOMANOMETER (BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF)

GROUP PRACTICE Listen to Heartbeats

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Clean and Prepare Equipment Apply Stethoscope

Proper way to hear soundsListen to own heartbeat and partner’s

Apply Blood Pressure Cuff Inflate blood pressure cuff

APPLYING BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS

MEASURING & OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE SYSTOLIC/DIASTOLIC http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=bNApnYMR16w How to obtain a blood pressure

measurement? Inflate Blood Pressure Cuff to around 180-200

mm/Hg Apply Chest Piece of Stethoscope to Brachial

Artery Obtain Systolic Pressure (First Heartbeat/Sound) Obtain Diastolic Pressure (Last Heartbeat/Sound) Record Blood Pressure written as a fraction 120/80

Systolic Normal Range is 100-140 Diastolic Normal Range is 60-90http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKdZ1dPMXIY

INTERACTIVE CD-ROM OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE Putting All The Steps Together

1Prepare and Reduce Patient Anxiety2Prepare & Select Proper Instruments3Prepare to Measure Blood Pressure4Measure Blood Pressure5Record & Conclude Blood Pressure Process

GROUP PRACTICE & ROLE PLAY Reduce Patient Anxiety

Wait a couple of minutes for patient to relax, reassure patient by explaining procedure

Record & Conclude Blood Pressure ProcessRemove blood pressure cuffShare measurement with patientRecord measurement written as a fractionAsk patient if they have any questions. If not,

release patient

Questions?

COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT Task: Obtain an accurate blood pressure

measurement

Conditions: Stethoscope, sphygmomanometer/BP cuff, patient

Standards: Perform the task within 3 minutes with a minimum score of 85 points.

Document: Write obtained blood pressure in correct format.

CONGRATULATIONS Course Summary & Closure

Course Survey

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