Earning Criteria

• Establish the importance of maintaining manual blood pressure measurement skills in comparison to relying on automated blood pressure measurement.
• Review common errors made when measuring blood pressure and discussing techniques to avoid such errors.
• Understand the importance of accurate body temperature in diagnosis and review four noninvasive peripherally methods of measuring body temperature.
• Review the knowledge and skills required for accurate manual pulse measurement to safely care for patients.
• Discuss how to measure and record accurate respiratory rate.