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Vital signs explained 💔Pulse💔 -Apical Pulse is MOST accurate and best for assessment -Always check an apical pulse for 1 minute if irregular or if administering digoxin -Never check a radial or carotid pulse with your THUMB! (Your own thumb has a pulse!) 🫀 Blood Pressure 🫀 -Manual blood pressures are more accurate than automatic/electronic! If you get an alarming reading on the electronic cuff, take a manual! -Be sure to size the cuff correctly. A small cuff will produce a false high, while a large cuff may produce a false low. 🫁Oxygen Saturation 🫁 -Carbon monoxide (CO) will not show on a pulse oximeter -COPD patients or those with sleep apnea are expected to have lower than normal SpO2 levels (as low as 88%) 💨 Respiratory rate 💨 -Take the patient's respiratory rate right after taking their pulse. Keep your hand on their pulse or your stethoscope on their chest and count respirations for an extra 30 seconds, without them knowing! -Avoid TELLING the patient you’re going to be counting their pace of breathing! This will automatically cause them to change their natural respirations. 🌡️Temperature 🌡️ -There are various ways you can take a patient's temperature: Orally, axillary, tympanically, temporally, rectally → (this is the most accurate for CORE temperature & is best for babies!) -A temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit is considered a FEVER 😫 Pain 😫 -Yes, pain is a vital sign, even though it’s subjective. -It can be measured in various ways: numerical scale, Wong-Baker faces, verbal rating scale, or FLACC scale -Remember: Pain IS what the patient SAYS it is. Everyone has a different pain tolerance & will report as they feel it. #nursingschool #studentnurse #BSN #NCLEX #RN #nursingschooltips #nursingschoolclinicals #nursingschoolnotes #nursingnotes #nursingfundamentals #nursingskillslab #nursingskills #LPN #LVN #vitalsigns #nursingbasics #nursingtips #nursetips #nursingeducation
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