Blood Pressure Measurement: How to Check Blood Pressure Manually

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Blood Pressure Measurement: How to Check Blood Pressure Manually

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Blood pressure measurement technique: nurse demonstrates how to check a blood pressure manually at home with a blood pressure cuff kit (sphygmomanometer) and stethoscope.
Your blood pressure reading can be an important measurement of your overall health, especially your cardiovascular health. In this video, I provide a demonstration on taking a blood pressure by first listening to the auscultatory gap. This is an important step because some patients (not all) can have a silent gap that can occur, which cause an inaccurate blood pressure reading.
First, you'll want to perform hand hygiene and gather your supplies. Next, have the patient sit down with their arm at heart level and their legs uncrossed.
Palpate to find the brachial artery, which is located near the bend of the arm. Once you find the brachial artery, you'll want to estimate the systolic pressure by inflating the cuff until you can no longer feel the brachial artery.
The point when you no longer feel the brachial artery will be the estimated systolic pressure number. Once you find that number, you'll deflate the cuff and let the patient rest for 30-60 seconds. Next, you'll inflate the cuff 30 mmHg higher than the estimated systolic pressure number that you got earlier.
Once you inflate the cuff to the appropriate point, slowly unscrew the bulb to allow it to fall about 2 mmHg per second, and listen closely for the first sound you hear, which will be your systolic number.
Continue to let the needle fall until you hear the last sound of the pulse, which will be your diastolic number.
Once you have your reading, you can deflate the cuff, remove it, and wipe it off. Then you will document the blood pressure reading.
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@RegisteredNurseRN 5 жыл бұрын

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@sumairarehman6795 5 жыл бұрын

RegisteredNurseRN Hi I am your follower from last 3 years. Thanks for such helpful videos. Your teaching style is easy to understand. Bravo👍

@mushfiqshah4092 4 жыл бұрын

Good very good dear . i love you

@monikadevi9522 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks from India sarma

@katlehomokaba1245 4 жыл бұрын

Hi all the way from South Africa Does the hand which you put the cuff on matter or you can just put on any arm?

@Lantern-oj2xc 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful thank you, this has been driving me nuts

@starladear234 2 жыл бұрын

I just left my MA clinical and had to go into the bathroom and cry. One of my classmates started making fun of me because I was on leave so some time had passed since I had practice. I was trying to take my time and get it right so I could get marked off as satisfactory. This girl literally started snickering at me and making fun of me under her breath. I went into the bathroom and while I was crying I pulled up your video. I don't know what happened but it gave me a surge of confidence. I walked right back into the lab, took my partner's BP and shut her ignorant comments right down. I'm not doing this for friends or recognition. I'm doing this to give my children a more positive and stable future. Thank you Nurse Sarah.

@GreatVibrationsAffirmations 3 жыл бұрын

This instruction was WAY better than my first lab day at nursing school. Thank you!

@serinitybloom6014 3 жыл бұрын

Right! I came here looking for the same reasons!

@BooWithTheToolEdits 2 жыл бұрын

exactly! she got right to it lol

@sarfrazk13 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 🙋‍♂️

@2012OPTIMISTIC 2 жыл бұрын

🙌

@TheeincredibleDaisia 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq helps a lot

@user-wq4iy9ui9d 9 ай бұрын

This guy has the most intense gaze

@rohaniesaalim5427 2 ай бұрын

Dude is falling in love.

@surgicaltechcrafter2169 5 жыл бұрын

Girl you are so amazing. I'm purchasing my stethoscope and goodies Friday and my daughter and I are going to nail this skill before I step a foot into clinicals. I want you to know when I grow up (I'm 48) I want to be like you. Thank you for making these videos and taking your precious time to help make great nurses

@traumaqueen4963 Жыл бұрын

I know this is four years later, but I hope your clinicals went well :)

@mariabourke9920 3 жыл бұрын

Been trying to learn how to do this for over a month now In college and couldn’t grasp it at all! This helped me so much, thank you

@Lantern-oj2xc 3 жыл бұрын

Same this totally helped

@fi4doo861 2 жыл бұрын

Months?!!!😧😧😧

@batoolhayat3393 Жыл бұрын

College are so useless the teacher get paid to just chill they don’t teach nothing Thank to Sara nurse She been great help

@pistachiokween 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for everything you do, Sarah! I admire your passion and simplification of crazy difficult processes. You take hundreds of pages of textbook material and condense it into a short video of important concepts, saving all of us nursing students so much valuable time! And speaking of valuable time, thank you for taking YOURS to help us become the best nurses we can be - like you! Love to you and your family.

@ankurshah23 4 жыл бұрын

Good job on the patient for keeping his BP low while wear an apron and listening to the entire breakdown of BP procedures.

@nursedaisydukes 2 жыл бұрын

Very clear and easy to understand video!! Love it, this is making my 1st week of Nursing school easier to understand!! P.S. The way your husband looks at you while your lecturing is so ADORABLE!! Blessings and Thanks for your videos!!

@ziggystardustxo 11 ай бұрын

We watched your videos a lot during medical assisting school. Thank you so much for your resources!

@valenciaa2120 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I came across this video! my professor in A&P II had us check our blood pressure with the cuff, mind you I have never used one prior, I was so lost in class and she didn't give us any instruction on how to properly use one. This video helped me a lot ! Thank You!

@mskreneeluv 3 жыл бұрын

so glad I found this video, I'm in school to be a medical assistant and due to covid, they have assigned us proctors online for skills check off, the way you explained this went right along with the learning materials. this helped me out a lot.

@iang5362 5 жыл бұрын

This is the first video I watched when in NU101. I have always watched your videos and in NU102, you were very resourcesful in the disease process. Im blessed to have you

@lakeisharanger3045 Жыл бұрын

You are certainly a blessing to me as a nursing student. Thank you Nurse Sarah, God bless!

@swdw973 11 ай бұрын

I watched this because in the last two years, no two nurses have taken blood pressure the same way. Loose cuffs, tight cuffs, at the elbow crease, above the elbow crease. Consequently, BP numbers at the doctor's office are all over the place.

@vohndaill 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah. Thanks for your very informative and strategic videos. I just took my nclex last May 30, 2019 and passed for 75 items. More power!!!

@iragirabayoclaude3242 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 💯

@tabatha2162 4 ай бұрын

I'm a CNA been taking pressures for years. Well latley I've had high BP and have been having to take mine. I find it difficult to take mine. Anyways you taught me a new trick today. With placing the stethoscope over on that attery. I was hearing Noises and getting really high readings. I just got 170/100. Was freaking out. I thought no way, and thought no I must be doing this wrong. Your technique first try 122/63!! Was so much clearer. Thanks for the tip.

@bsbeach 5 жыл бұрын

Did someone tell you that I am learning this? Lol thanks for posting

@Kelvinllovejr Жыл бұрын

Not a medical student but I'm a natural sponge. I was always curious how they took my blood pressure at my doctors office. This gives a great explanation for it. Thanks

@AllBubbledUpp 2 жыл бұрын

Why the dude staring at her like that lol

@fatcat1015 Жыл бұрын

Cuz she is your sister dude

@Trillian2019 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too 😂😂😂😂

@reneedb Жыл бұрын

Their married lol

@parthsaha5672 Жыл бұрын

Mesmerized by her beauty 😂

@KKJ079 Жыл бұрын

men are men😂

@foxtrottango8745 3 жыл бұрын

This update is very important for me! My co worker took his own BP with a wrist unit and said it was 163/110 😱 I told him to go to the hospital or clinic and have it checked again but he didn’t, So I used your video to update me as it’s been around 18 yrs since I took someone’s BP. Thank you and your husband Dan for this video. 👍😎👍

@soonsuicidal 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely nurse and good teacher. Thank you so much for this. How I wish there are YT vids like this 12yrs ago. My professor didnt explain it well and left us guessing the whole time. 🤦🏻‍♀️😭

@w.powers5980 Жыл бұрын

This was a better explanation then I received in my EMR class

@nishellal3002 10 ай бұрын

This was much better than what our teacher told us in lab

@AlteSinclair Жыл бұрын

I missed my skills lab for vitals and this helped me a lot for my EMT class thank you!!!!

@emilymiheso7214 2 жыл бұрын

This is the type of BP machine we used in college. When you listen keenly, the readings are perfect compared to the other machines. Thanks for sharing this llove it.

@christopherburke3257 4 жыл бұрын

Taking an EMT-B class right now-very helpful. Thanks

@ericlondon5731 2 жыл бұрын

Being a life long heat patient, I have had my pressure checked with the 'extra' first technique only once or twice. Most PA's will just slip an electronic cuff on my wrist and read it. I wish all of them did it more accurately.

@strikermodel Жыл бұрын

I have to take my blood pressure daily because mine is pretty high (mostly because of stress and anxiety over my current condition) and this was super easy to follow and understand! Thank you!

@tiraandaz Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to take your own blood pressure without any assistance? Do you do it that way? Does it work ?

@evie9629 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, nurse! I forgot how to use bp manually and now I'm gonna do it with my grandma hehehe

@ThealongHudson-eb5tx Ай бұрын

She is a very good nurse and she is very gentle ❤

@hlantolosinathi8992 2 жыл бұрын

That was so easy😭😭❤ School complicates stuff so much! You're a gem!

@DanRichter 3 жыл бұрын

I've been a nurse for 6 years and still try to avoid manual BP when possible. I never seem to get clear systolic/diastolic numbers. I'll start hearing a weak pulse fade in around 200 and it seemingly never ends, just gets quieter, even after the cuff is all the way to zero.

@anyport8061 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have Pulsatile Tinnitus? Also you could be hearing your own pulse faintly in your thumb.

@Fritzstmire 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, whatever I pump the cuff up to that's when I start hearing the pulse beat. And it never stops, it just gets more and more faint I can still hear it all the way down to about 10

@aunties5798 5 жыл бұрын

Great job Sarah. I really love this particular skill. I work in LTC, and we mainly use mechanical devices for taking BPs.

@kuenzangdechen1931 Жыл бұрын

My go to page when I don’t understand in class. Thanks Sarah❤

@stephaniesanchez26 5 жыл бұрын

why cant every professor be like sara :( these videos are a blessing!!!

@kitajanehelton7384 Жыл бұрын

I love y’all so much! Y’all are such big helps for me! I’ve made it thru prerequisites.. now time to apply to the program! 🎉❤ wish me luck!

@shirleytharp4608 2 жыл бұрын

This video was so much better than the tutorial on my job. Thank you 😊

@marshmallowpop5541 3 жыл бұрын

Currently watching this in the bathroom while I’m in training 😬 (on my break) and I’m about to get checked off

@elijahbenson7550 Жыл бұрын

hey thanks for this video! me and my buddies are doing this in PE and this video greatly helped us 😅

@Chloeynacole16 5 жыл бұрын

I’m having an extremely difficult time hearing the systolic on my skills partner and I’ve been practicing for about 2 weeks now. Any tips or things to try? Thanks so much for your awesome videos!

@timclark3858 4 жыл бұрын

Follow the middle finger line to position it on the artery and make sure it's on.

@fennyshapwanale 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chloey if you are finding it hard to listen you can always avoid using a stethoscope and palpate instead,,, just try and locate your branchial artery correctly and you will be good to go

@Caysum21345 2 жыл бұрын

@Mindyuhbusiness how do I check if it’s on or not??

@flyboy8752 Жыл бұрын

@@Caysum21345many stethoscopes are two sided, and they rotate at the metal stem where it attaches to the tubing. Easiest way to tell which side is on is to gently tap on each side and see which one is loud. If that’s not the side you want, then try twisting the head around while holding the metal stem right near the tubing. Hope that helps!

@authenticationstation2041 Жыл бұрын

Good explanation. That guy was like I just met this lady in the cafeteria and now I’m in her video.

@misha6212 Жыл бұрын

Your smile alone can cure my depression..

@nettamd 3 ай бұрын

I got the first number right (systolic) when you were showing the numbers decreasing 😊 I start nursing school in the fall, and I'm definitely gonna be revisting this video 😊

@PSciDoc 2 жыл бұрын

I'm the daughter and niece of nurses. I did taking a blood pressure manually as a demonstration speech in 8th grade. I have also had doctors that hate the blood pressure machines that are used now. When taken manually, there are things a professional can hear.

@Sachink89218 Ай бұрын

Nurse sarah, your explaination is as beautiful as you!!!

@rainmakerii2610 2 жыл бұрын

I understood you,much clearer than my EMT instructor.Thanks for this lesson.

@soapthesoap Жыл бұрын

I have a big test tomorrow and this is really going to help, thank you!

@sanchezaurier807 2 жыл бұрын

She is way better than my lecturer! And she is so beautiful👍

@barbarahodges8835 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your tutorial. It was very helpful.

@R.L._Stine_88 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha the patient looks so intense @ 0:53 to like 1:00 . Almost like he is in a staring contest or just scared as hell haha

@aida7212 4 жыл бұрын

Probably nervous AF or feeling awkward 😆

@b.freeman2118 3 жыл бұрын

It’s her husband 😭😭😭

@bigT0501 2 ай бұрын

Bro is thinking he is gonna die

@Vitalaura313 11 ай бұрын

Her remarkable beauty captivated the him and he is starring at her with love and pure heart❤❤😂😂

@faeonie Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much your videos! Kind of offtopic but I think your stethoscope's so cutee 💗

@FawehinmiOluwatobi Жыл бұрын

Thank you, ma. I appreciate this.

@laybrown3678 2 жыл бұрын

This was very detailed I love when explaining give real examples and tricks to use ❤️❤️❤️

@peopleofthephilippines3780 3 ай бұрын

Wow thank you better than my skills instructor

@slaitracy7 2 жыл бұрын

My nursing instructor who teaching me the HHA class didn’t even show me like that. He just just a video I didn’t even understand and expect me to do it my self. I’m nervous because it will be my first time doing it (maybe it’s the fact I wanna do it perfect that bother me too much). Today he’s gonna so me to do it and I came here to watch before class started loll. That’s better

@sebghatullah150 2 жыл бұрын

From Pakistan you are very tallented mam thank you your lectures helps me a lot

@InDatParish 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I thought the bell end was just for kids. Thank you for talking about it

@Bushehri1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, the older video was also very good and very clear , also this video with extra information especially with the highlights on the screen, again thanks a lot.

@rikudouray Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips, I'm not a nurse but this one is very useful for me since I need to monitor my moms bp regularly. Also subs and binge more of your content later.

@davewythe 6 ай бұрын

Great video, it was good how you mentioned not to occlude the brachial artery with the steth and that you mentioned why you go 30 mmHg above the point where you don't feel the brachial artery pusing anymore. We were taught in PA school to listen to the brachial artery stop pulsing with the steth. Do you think one method is better than the other? I'm guessing it doesn't really matter!

@dave1208327 2 жыл бұрын

The victim looks like Eddie Rabbitt!!! Freakin' awesome.

@hasiresha1368 Жыл бұрын

You are the best, very clear and on point

@saulsalas2458 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH, I am going to get graded over this and I finally understood it.

@centristmiguel8581 Жыл бұрын

Can also palpate the radial artery to get your estimate if systolic. Most heart institutions teach it they way

@rexiiforsure9558 2 жыл бұрын

I have an home blood pressure monitor and I take it the pressure every morning. If it’s high I take it on auto every 5 minutes to see if it’s going down it gets kinda obsessive I worry about it my blood pressure. I guess If I have high blood pressure might I need to go to the doctors and take pills to force it low

@miananwar8675 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job Sarah

@Modelfigurenurse 5 жыл бұрын

So we’re just gonna ignore the fact that Sarah is glowing in the video. She looks so young and fresh

@BookNerdQueen 4 жыл бұрын

I know right, I feel like that guy is just admiring her beauty

@nsanenthembrane 4 жыл бұрын

It’s all those years of nursing that’ll do that to you

@dineshjl4821 4 жыл бұрын

Never have I ever seen such a gorgeous nurse ..😍🥰🤩😌

@the430movie 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had this training when checking the nellcors as a biomed tech specialist years ago

@CJ-xl2pt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really forgot how to check the BP manually 😅

@xugefu Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@RegisteredNurseRN Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@antonscheepers202 Жыл бұрын

This is an excellent video - thorough, to the point, and correct. Question: post-Covid - I find many patients prefer the healthcare professional to be gloved - do you find the same? Presuming good hand hygiene - I don't think it is routinely necessary. (I realize the patient is also your husband - or so I believe.)

@jamaicanxhoney4218 Жыл бұрын

i keep getting that gap on my mother thank you RN Sarah

@thechosenones8105 3 жыл бұрын

Very great video and well understood i am studying for my skills exam and i have a hard time with blood pressure . Thank you very much

@samking224 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Informative. (I’m 59. In all my doctor office visits over the years, I don’t think they’ve ever been this diligent in taking my BP. )

@diaeddine711 7 ай бұрын

Can someone plz tell me how to read it on the sphygmomanometer only ?

@gwendolynrobinson3900 2 жыл бұрын

I have to take my blood pressure at home to order birth control online because pharmacies around me around doing them anymore because of covid, thank you so much ♡

@matthewdavis2224 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I actually cited this in my reflective piece for my vital signs exam :)

@NhuNguyen-wk3hl 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sarah! This is very helpful.❤️

@4u25out 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nurse.

@renildademetrial6284 2 жыл бұрын

I understands this kind od explanation not to much complecated. Thank you so much mam😊🥰

@ionochie Жыл бұрын

❤ I love her teaching.

@christopherallencomer5738 2 жыл бұрын

THANKS GOD BLESS

@hypnoticvibes5409 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this info

@JK-qk8jt Жыл бұрын

This is very helpful thank you.

@ThePolerbearproducts Жыл бұрын

Future EMT here, this is a great reference.

@johntuffield1457 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I watch your videos all the time. :)

@EmilyTienne Жыл бұрын

He’s the silent and healthy type. 😊

@onodugwaine8911 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much... This really helped

@lithoniaclay7539 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this post

@asadkamal8536 2 жыл бұрын

Excellently done...

@tinay9939 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! As a university student, You are a life-saver!

@kkstar1297 2 жыл бұрын

I’m taking a nurse aid class and they told us to pump it up to 160. Should I bring it down? Also how long should it take to actually take the blood pressure because sometimes I’m doing it for too long?

@abbyhoneywaffles 2 жыл бұрын

160 is average. If somebody has a higher baseline though, you'd pump it up higher.