A REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT OF A LEARNT SIMULATED SKILL BLOOD PRESSURE. The aim of this essay is to reflect and discuss my knowledge acquired in a simulated learning skill experience which forms part of my training as a student nurse in accordance with the Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC 2010). (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
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Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. A normal blood pressure is 120/80. A blood pressure reading higher or equal to 140/90 is considered abnormally high. Elevated blood pressure means your heart is working harder than normal‚ putting both your heart and arteries under great strain. High blood pressure is serious business. On average‚ people with uncontrolled hypertension are:<br><li>Seven times more likely to have a stroke. <br><li>Six times more likely to develop congestive
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Lamont’s vital signs and gets the following results: blood pressure 156/94 mm Hg‚ temperature 99.8 °F orally‚ apical pulse 104 beats/min‚ respirations 25 breaths/min and regular‚ and pulse oximetry 95%. The primary care physician examines Mr. Lamont and tells him he should quit smoking. He gives him an antihypertensive medication to help lower his blood pressure. Mr. Lamont asks Laura if she can teach his wife how to take his blood pressure. Laura agrees and brings Mrs. Lamont in to explain the
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Selected Answer: An increase in heart rate and stroke volume Answers: An increase in heart rate and stroke volume An increase in the extraction of O2 from the blood by the muscle An increase in the sympathetic nervous activity that vasoconstricts vascular beds in non-active tissues A decrease in mean arterial pressure An increase in active muscle vascular conductance (flow/MAP) There are no exception Response Feedback: Increases in HR‚ SV‚ active tissue vascular conductance‚
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Introduction: What is Blood Pressure? Blood Pressure can be defined as the force per unit area exerted on a vessel wall by the contained blood in the heart‚ and is measured by millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) (Marieb‚ 703). Each time the heart beats (which is about 60-70 times a minute at rest); it pumps out blood into the arteries. There are two types of pressure recorded that can determine your blood pressure. Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart beats‚ pumping the blood. This is called
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I in the operation theatre‚ my blood pressure was unstable. My husband busy to keep away my fluttering feeling by reading several stories and flashing back our happy moments while doctors increase some medicine dose into my body. However‚ they afford still failed to prevent the blood pressure spike. After the operation‚ I was admitted to the ICU for further medications and assessments. My first 24 hours was an uneasy journey because my have lost 2 litres of blood‚ I have no energy at that moment
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system is composed of blood vessels‚ blood‚ and the heart. This allows the system to play an important role in the moving of both nutrients and wastes in and out of the blood to maintain an overall homeostasis within the body. The previously completed experiments each had the objective of understanding how various factors may have an influence on blood flow rate. These factors include the effect of blood vessel radius‚ the effect of blood viscosity‚ as well as the effect of blood vessel length‚ and
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relaxed. It is healthy to smile; the girl in the image looks healthy. Not only does smiling boost your immune system and lowers your heart rate; it also lowers your blood pressure. The University of Kansas studied the effects of smiling and blood pressure. They discovered that those who were smiling had a lower blood pressure than those who were not smiling. So smile because it is healthy for you. Last but not least‚ smiling helps longevity and looks. As you can see in the photo‚ the girl
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Pulse and Blood Pressure Lab (after lesson) Objectives: 1. To allow students to formulate and test hypotheses. 2. To allow students to practice taking pulse and blood pressure. Teacher notes: 1. Briefly review of how to take a pulse and a blood pressure (if necessary) 2. Instruct students to pair off 3. Students will fill out the lab worksheet which will help guide them in the lab. Answers to the questions: Using what you know about pulse and blood pressure‚ form a hypothesis about what
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which blood vessel diameter can be modified? Detection of changes in blood pressure (leading to resultant changes in blood vessel diameter): Baroreceptors at the carotid sinus (the bifurcation of internal and external carotid arteries in the neck) and the aortic arch detect changes in blood pressure. These non-encapsulated nerve endings‚ located in the adventitial layer of arteries‚ are technically mechanoreceptors; they respond to arterial distension occurring due to a change in blood pressure
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