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5 On-the-Job Instructions
A HOW TO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE
1 Position the patient’s arm to be 5 Squeeze the bulb to tighten 8 Stop when you hear the first
comfortable. the cuff until you no longer beat. (That is the systolic
2 Place the cuff on the arm with the hear a beat. pressure.)
artery marker at the brachial artery. 6 Continue squeezing the cuff 9 Continue to deflate the cuff
3 Wrap the cuff securely around the until the reading on the gauge until you hear no beat. (That
arm. is another 30 millimeters. is the diastolic pressure.)
4 Put the diaphragm of the stethoscope 7 Open the valve and defl ate the 10 Record the blood pressure
on the arm at the brachial artery. cuff at a rate of 2 millimeters reading (systolic over
per second. diastolic pressure).
B HOW TO MEASURE A PATIENT’S OUTPUT
1 Wash hands. 5 Note the amount and color of 8 Remove and dispose
2 Put on disposable gloves. the urine. of the gloves.
3 Place a paper towel under a measuring 6 Empty the urine into the toilet. 9 Wash hands again.
container. 7 Wash and rinse the measuring 10 Record the patient’s
4 Drain the patient’s urine from the bedpan container and the bedpan. output.
into the measuring container.
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