MAS110_WK5_Infant vital sign Discussion_11

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INFANT VITAL SIGNS: What accommodations must be made when taking vital signs on an infant? When taking vital signs on an infant you want to start with the most non-invasive vital sign first. The accommodations that must be made when taking vital signs on an infant include the following: 1. Sanitization of supplies before and after use. 2. Ensure a normal heart rate. 3. The use of an appropriate size diaphragm and bell. 4. Auscultating for one (1) full minute or sixty (60) seconds, so as to count the apical pulse. 5. Check the infant's blood pressure. Vital signs can be defined as a group of essential medical information that indicate the status and proper functioning of an individual's body system. Basically, vital signs are taken to help a medical practitioner assess the general physical health and well-being of an individual.
As a medical practitioner (pediatrician), you're required to know how to assess vital signs on different pediatric populations such as an infant (newborn baby), especially by checking the following: Heart rate. Temperature. Head circumference. Respiratory rate. Weight. Length. Chest circumference. In Medicine, the accommodations that must be made when taking vital signs on an infant include the following: 1. Sanitization of supplies (equipment) before and after use. 2. Ensure a normal heart rate. 3. The use of an appropriate size diaphragm and bell. 4. Auscultating for one (1) full minute or sixty (60) seconds, so as to count the apical pulse. 5. Check the infant's blood pressure and temperature. When collecting vital signs on an infant you will want to keep the following in mind:
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