Measuring Blood Pressure

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-VSTBP

Hours: 0.25

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2030

Learning Objectives:
Identify the equipment needed to measure blood pressure.
Recall the steps to measure blood pressure.

Outline:

Section 1: How to Measure Blood Pressure

Before You Start

Measuring Blood Pressure

Let’s Watch!

Review

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Staff Writer: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.

Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Care Workers; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.