LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Blood Pressure.
LESSON 5
Paragraphs 5-1 through 5-7.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
LESSON OBJECTIVES
5-1.
Identify the meanings of systolic and diastolic.
5-2.
Identify the major parts of a sphygmomanometer
and a stethoscope.
5-3.
Identify how a sphygmomanometer measures
blood pressure.
5-4.
Identify normal and abnormal blood pressure
ranges.
5-5.
Identify factors that affect a person's blood
pressure.
5-6.
Identify the proper procedures for taking a
patient's blood pressure with a stethoscope.
5-7.
Identify the maximum amount of time that an
inflated bladder should be left in place.
5-8.
Identify the procedures for determining a
patient's blood pressure without using a
stethoscope.
After completing the assignment, complete the
SUGGESTIONS
exercises of this lesson. These exercises will help you
to achieve the lesson objectives.
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