LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Pulse.
LESSON 3
Paragraphs 3-1 through 3-5.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
LESSON OBJECTIVES
3-1.
Identify the cause of a pulse.
3-2.
Identify types of pulse (normal regular,
tachycardia, bradycardia, weak, thready, strong,
bounding, intermittent, irregular, and so forth)
and their meanings.
3-3.
Identify locations for taking a pulse, including the
most common sites.
3-4.
Identify the proper procedures for determining a
patient's pulse.
3-5.
Take a person's pulse and calculate his pulse
rate.
After completing the assignment, complete the
SUGGESTIONS
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
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