Review of My Report of a Blood Pressure Test

The lack of knowledge and confidence of obtaining a manual blood pressure is an ever growing issue in the healthcare field. This paper will outline the importance of taking a manual blood pressure accurately. Providing the proper blood pressure measurement can determine a patient’s care and outcome when in a healthcare facility. I will talk about the pros and cons of manual blood pressures and personal experience of this vital skill in the healthcare field. I will also provide some simple but effect ways to increase confidence and knowledge by just basic education. All of my information and numbers will be supported by using references and studies in the use of manual blood pressure monitoring.

4. What tips can you give KH’s wife to improve the accuracy of her blood pressure measurement technique? Used the better way to measure the blood and for the cuff to wrap

(Marieb and Hoehn, 2010, p 703) defined Blood Pressure (BP) as ‘the force per unit area exerted on a vessel wall by the contained blood, and is expressed in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg)’. BP is still one of the essential and widely used assessment tools in healthcare settings. Nurses generally record the arterial BP which is the forced exerted blood that flows through the arteries, to establish a baseline and to determine any risk factors. BP

A heart rate monitor could have been used instead of the manual method, which would produce a more accurate result of the heart rate measurement. (http://www.topendsports.com/testing/heart-rate-measure.htm).

have said with regard to the above questions. You should use all of your knowledge about blood pressure

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015) states that all nurses should be competent at carrying out an accurate assessment on patients of all ages safely using invasive and non-invasive procedures. Benner (1982) formed the stages of competency: Novice; this is where I started in year one, I had never done a manual blood pressure before and lacked confidence. Advanced beginner; this is where I feel I am at present, I can take a manual blood pressure with occasional supportive cues, I am more confident than the first time and my knowledge is improving. Competent; this is the stage I expect to be at when I qualify, I would like to feel confident and I intend to know exactly what I am doing and why. Proficient; this is where I expect to be

Efficacy is defined as the ability to produce the desired result (“Efficacy,” n.d.). One way to establish efficacy is to test the knowledge of the health care providers. The blood pressure program will be ineffective if the providers lack HTN knowledge. The author will plan to evaluate fluctuations in employee knowledge, attitudes, and viewpoints about blood pressure screening and control. Furthermore, the health care team members need to understand how to measure a manual blood pressure adequately. Accurate blood pressure readings will facilitate more validity in the results (CDC, 2014). Efficiency distinctly represents the ability to accomplish tasks in the least amount of time and effort (“Efficiency,” n.d.). Measurement tools used for determining efficiency will be proper staffing, working equipment, various sizes of blood pressure cuffs, and acceptable space for the program. Quality is the characteristic or feature that something possesses (“Quality,” n.d.). Trained health care providers will aid the program in obtaining good quality. Also, new sphygmomanometer that are calibrated and education pamphlets will serve as increasing the quality of the program.

(MacGregor GA, 2005) Lowering blood pressure within the entire population by introducing various interventions will benefit that community to a great extent. The values obtained by evaluating the systolic blood pressures of the women that partook in this study are definitely categorized as continuous variables. As stated by Norman and Striner, 2008, a continuous variable is one that is obtained by measuring something. This medical procedure is can be measured in different ways. Being a medic in the Army I find that obtaining a manual blood pressure using the cuff and a stethoscope is more accurate. Everything has its downfalls and limitations. In this case the hearing ability of the medical staff can make the readings vary if different medics are taking the blood pressure in which case I would recommend the same person conducting the procedure every

16 students were divided into four groups. Four students drank Gatorade, three students drank original V8, five students drank V8 low sodium and four students drank water. Students recorded their blood pressure before drinking the fluids they were assigned to. They drank the fluids three times between 30 minutes’ intervals. Students collected their urine samples each time to check ph, sugar and specific gravity. Students recorded their blood pressure before drinking fluids and after 90 minutes to check the difference between initial and final blood

Manual blood pressure techniques are compounded with many factors that may affect the measurement (Myers, 2010). Patient anxiety and poor blood pressure measurement technique by the health professional can result in a misdiagnosis and improper drug treatment (Myers, 2010).

1. Which action will the nurse in the hypertension clinic take in order to obtain an accurate

The purpose of this lab is to check the variance of blood pressure on people, and whether or not it is higher or lower based on height. It does not seem, that the shorter you are, the higher your blood pressure, and the Taller you are, the lowery our blood pressure.according to my data, Short people varied by MUCH, one had 154/70, while another had 95/56. GIGANTIC differences in numbers, so obviously my hypothesis was wrong on that corner, but when it came to taller, it varied much less. it went from 100/63 to 165/120. I do believe this to be a miscalculation, and do not honestly consider it right, but the second highest is 126/69, so I do believe it is more median than the last. There were almost assuredly and it is guaranteed some errors,

An effective way to identify usability issues is to develop and conduct user testing. There were two key components to Krug’s test that highlighted several usability issues. When performing usability testing, it is preferred that multiple people observe the test. To help the tester stay relaxed, it is recommended that everyone but the

With the information found with what a patient’s blood pressure is, it helps health care

To start off the experiment, a baseline was needed in order to be able to compare the different variables through out the experiment. The subject was instructed to sit and relax quietly while the blood pressure cuff and pulse plethysmograph were placed properly. After the blood pressure was taken and analyzed, it was found that the subject’s blood pressure was 122/64 mm Hg and a pulse rate of 60 bpm. Now that the baseline was obtained, continuing with the changing variables could take place. Starting with the variable of postural changes, the subject first reclined for three minutes. After the two minutes, the