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Copyright © 2011 by Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Skill Checklists for Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills:
SKILL 1-7
Assessing Brachial Artery Blood Pressure (Continued)
Comments
- When measurement is completed, remove the cuff. Remove
gloves, if worn. Cover the patient and help him or her to a
position of comfort. - Remove additional PPE, if used. Perform hand hygiene.
- Clean the diaphragm of the stethoscope with the alcohol
wipe. Clean and store the sphygmomanometer, according
to facility policy.
ExcellentSatisfactoryNeeds Practice
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