1. ACME Medical Center Ltd. LifePro Benefits Group

2.  Introductions  Learners & Equipment  Identifying the Heartbeats  Demonstration of Heart Sounds (Korotokoff Sounds)  http://www.thinklabsmedical.com/stethoscope_community/So und_Library  Objectives  5 Easy Steps to Measuring Blood Pressure

3.  At the end of training course participants will be able to: 1Prepare and Reduce Patient Anxiety 2Prepare & Select Proper Instruments 3Prepare to Measure Blood Pressure 4Measure Blood Pressure 5Conclude Blood Pressure Process and Release Patient

4.  Provide effective training on how to measure and record blood pressure for volunteer participants by designing an instruction that is simple and clear to understand.  Our model will not only provide and teach the necessary skills required for measuring blood pressure, it will also prepare the staff to understand the basic concepts that are involved in measuring blood pressure.

7.  Listen to Heartbeats  http://www.thinklabsmedical.com/stethoscope_community/So und_Library  Clean and Prepare Equipment  Apply Stethoscope  Proper way to hear sounds  Listen to own heartbeat and partner’s  Apply Blood Pressure Cuff  Inflate blood pressure cuff

9.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNApnYM R16w  How to obtain a blood pressure measurement?  Inflate Blood Pressure Cuff to around 180-200 mm/Hg  Apply Chest Piece of Stethoscope to Brachial Artery  Obtain Systolic Pressure (First Heartbeat/Sound)  Obtain Diastolic Pressure (Last Heartbeat/Sound)  Record Blood Pressure written as a fraction 120/80 Systolic Normal Range is 100-140 Diastolic Normal Range is 60-90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKdZ1dPMXIY

10.  Putting All The Steps Together 1Prepare and Reduce Patient Anxiety 2Prepare & Select Proper Instruments 3Prepare to Measure Blood Pressure 4Measure Blood Pressure 5Record & Conclude Blood Pressure Process

11.  Reduce Patient Anxiety  Wait a couple of minutes for patient to relax, reassure patient by explaining procedure  Record & Conclude Blood Pressure Process  Remove blood pressure cuff  Share measurement with patient  Record measurement written as a fraction  Ask patient if they have any questions. If not, release patient Questions?

12.  Task:Obtain an accurate blood pressure measurement  Conditions:Stethoscope, sphygmomanometer/BP cuff, patient  Standards:Perform the task within 3 minutes with a minimum score of 85 points.  Document:Write obtained blood pressure in correct format.

13.  Course Summary & Closure  Course Survey  Thank You