MATERIALS AND METHODS This experiment contained two parts‚ a “PART A” consisting of blood pressure measurements‚ and a “PART B” consisting of linear displacement measurements. The equipment used in “PART A” consisted of an OMRON manual sphygmomanometer with a stethoscope attachment as the manual blood pressure meter‚ and a ReliOn Manual Inflation Blood Pressure Monitor model HEM-412CREL as the automated blood pressure meter. The pressure accuracy of the automatic meter was 3 mmHg and held a displayed
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SWOT Analysis Strengths Communication Knowledge of the skill Weakness Lack of experience Perfectionism Opportunities Practice on Nursing Assistants Studying Theory Threats Environmental Noise Patient moving Definition on SWOT Analysis SWOT analysis is a framework for identifying our internal strengths and weaknesses‚ as well as our external opportunities and threats (Nursing Times‚ 2012). Strengths Currently as a student nurse at University of the West of Scotland I
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• When I came into the clinic I was greeted by Patrick and Monica. They showed me around the clinic. I was also introduced to Liah‚ Antinique‚ and the rest of the team. With no hesitation I started to help Antinique with a patient that came in for a dental and a mass removal; it was a schnauzer named Jackpot. Antinique was filling out some information in the records and asked me if I can pull up 0.5ml of hydromorphone and 3.0ml of penicillin. The patient’s records were written on index cards and
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Physical exam by phone nearing possibility By Lauran Neergaard THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — It’s not a “Star Trek” tricorder‚ but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you could almost get a complete physical — without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor’s office. Blood pressure? Just plug the arm cuff into the phone for a quick reading. Heart OK? Put your fingers in the right spot‚ and the squiggly rhythm of an EKG appears on the phone’s screen. Plug in a few
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procedure. However the automatic blood pressure monitor would not work‚ due to there being no batteries in it. Furthermore upon inspection there appeared to be no batteries on the ward to fit into the monitor. The nurse suggested that the manual Sphygmomanometer be used and that it would be an ideal learning opportunity for me as a student nurse. The nurse alarmingly (for me) suggested that I carry out the procedure myself to get the maximum benefit from the experience. As I had not
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Measuring haemodynamic variables using different techniques and examining the effects of diving reflex‚ isometric muscle contraction and psychological stress on these variables. Introduction Haemodynamics is the study of factors that determine the movement of blood (Widmaier et al‚ 2011). The main haemodynamic factors are heart rate and blood pressure. Heart rate is defined as the number of times the heart contracts per minute. Normal resting heart rate in adults ranges between 60 – 100 beats
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pillow. Next‚ the nurse puts the cuff of the sphygmomanometer around his upper arm‚ and inflates it to compress the veins. At this stage she cleans his skin with rubbing alcohol and inserts the needle into a vein. As she does this‚ the blood begins to flow into a vile until it is full‚ approximatly one pint. Meanwhile‚ the donor opens and closes his hand to increase the flow. As soon as the vile is full‚ the nurse takes off the sphygmomanometer and withdraws the needle. The donor is given
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The patient should lay on a couch and be at rest and relaxed to facilitate a true reading. 2. The patient’s left arm should be supported and with relaxed fingers. The cuff of a sphygmomanometer should be placed on the upper left arm. Using a hand held Doppler‚ the probe should be placed below the lower edge of the cuff‚ over the bifurcation of the brachial artery. 3. The cuff should be inflated beyond the expected systolic pressure in order that the pulse disappears as the artery is closed by the
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period. Diastolic pressure is normally the lower numeric number and systolic relatively is the higher numeric number. When an individual has their blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer‚ both numbers will appear on a medical report‚ an example would be 120/75 mmHg (mmHg is the millimeters of mercury). When using the sphygmomanometer‚ the examiner will determine the blood pressure by the sounds of Korotkoff. These sounds will then indicate the resumption of blood flow into the forearm (Mitchell‚ 2009)
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Visit to Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences ‚ UNIMAS Friday‚14.12.12 – Life Science Students-3 were going to FMHS at Kuching‚ Sarawak. We set off from East Campus at 2pm. We were divided into 3 small group and I was in the last group‚ that was 3rd group. The aim for this visiting was to encourage life science students to further their study in FMHS soon and thus to introduce the life style of Medicine Students at FMHS. There were 3 stations that we had to visit. First station was Anotomy
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