How to take manual bp on forearm

 · **Recorded May 7, **In this live QA session, a student asks "Is it accurate to take a manual blood pressure on the forearm when the standard cuff is too. How to Take Blood Pressure Manually | Clinical Nursing Skills 1. Perform hand hygiene and gather supplies Supplies needed: stethoscope and blood pressure cuff with a 2. Have the patient sitting or lying down with the arm at heart level. Turn the arm outward with the palm up. Be sure 3. Place Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.  · Pull the end of the cuff so that it's evenly tight around your arm. You should place it tight enough so that you can only slip two fingertips under the top edge of the cuff. Make sure your skin doesn't pinch when the cuff inflates. Once the cuff is on, place the disk of the stethoscope facedown under the cuff, just to the inner side of your upper arm.

**Recorded May 7, **In this live QA session, a student asks "Is it accurate to take a manual blood pressure on the forearm when the standard cuff is too. Pull the end of the cuff so that it's evenly tight around your arm. You should place it tight enough so that you can only slip two fingertips under the top edge of the cuff. Make sure your skin doesn't pinch when the cuff inflates. Once the cuff is on, place the disk of the stethoscope facedown under the cuff, just to the inner side of your upper arm. How to Take Blood Pressure Manually | Clinical Nursing Skills 1. Perform hand hygiene and gather supplies Supplies needed: stethoscope and blood pressure cuff with a 2. Have the patient sitting or lying down with the arm at heart level. Turn the arm outward with the palm up. Be sure 3. Place.

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