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    account of blood pressure testing during a clinical simulative skill session The clinical skill that I have decided to reflect on in this essay is the manual blood pressure test that I have performed on one of my colleague during a simulative clinical skills session. The aim of this essay is to reflect on this experience‚ so as to learn from it‚ identify areas of concern and increase competence in this skill accordingly. To start the essay it is the custom to at least give a definition of blood pressure

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    Introduction When the heart beats‚ it pumps blood round the body to give it the energy and oxygen it needs. As the blood moves‚ it pushes against the sides of the blood vessels. The strength of this pushing is your blood pressure. If the blood pressure is too high‚ it puts extra strain on your arteries (and your heart) and this may lead to heart attacks and strokes. Having high blood pressure (hypertension) is not usually something that you feel or notice. It does not tend to produce obvious signs

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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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    The skill I was observed on was for undertaking a blood pressure measurement. In undertaking this assignment‚ I have maintained confidentiality and I asked the patient for her consent to carry out procedure for measuring blood pressure according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008). I was directly supervised and observed by my mentor for all the activities undertaken. I will discuss how I took blood pressure of a patient and further explain rationale behind doing specific way. I will

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    Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels)‚ which carry the blood throughout the body. Blood pressure is one of the vital signs. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a serious condition that can lead to various health problems (coronary heart disease‚ heart failure‚ stroke).It is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body and contributes to hardening

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    Hormones can react to increase blood pressure when it becomes low‚ the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system uses several ways to temporarily increase blood pressure when it has dropped for example during the fight or flight response. During the response‚ the sympathetic division is needed to stimulate the adrenal glands to release the hormones epinephrine and norepineprine which stimulate the heart to beat faster and for blood to flow more forcefully‚ this effect makes most of the

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    males to determine if crossing the leg at the knee during blood pressure measurement has an effect on the patient’s blood pressure reading? In this experimental research the implementation of blood pressure (independent variable) will be monitored‚ and the acquisition about cross-leg (dependent variable) will be measured. The hypotheses are not clearly stated‚ although the study does state expectations according to their findings “blood pressure readings may be artificially high if measured while an

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    placement‚ I encountered an obese elderly man with type 2 diabetes who was bed bound. His BP was 98/73 so I decided to do a manual blood pressure (BP) to make sure it was not a mechanical error from the automatic machine and recorded 99/75. His other vital signs were in between the flags. I asked my patient how he was feeling‚ he said he felt fine. I told him his blood pressure was a bit low and if this was normal for him. He said it has been low a bit recently. I asked him if he could have a glass of

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    Proeung English 111 Professor Holder Blood Pressure Have you had your blood pressure taken recently? If you see your doctor for your yearly checkup‚ you would notice that the first thing they would do is check your vitals. Taking your blood pressure is one of the first steps when taking your vitals. Blood pressure refers to the force of blood pushing against artery walls as it courses through the body .Although many of you may not think that pressure of the blood system is not such a fascinating concept

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    Blood Pressure – Making a formal inference We often talk about a person’s “blood pressure” as though it is an inherent characteristic of that person. In fact‚ a person’s blood pressure is different each time you measure it. Blood pressure reacts to stress‚ diet and genetics. Gender | BP | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | BP5 | BP7 | BP10 | BP15 | diet | female | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | LowFat | female | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | 103.3 | LowFat | male

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