CHECK LIST OF MEASUREING BLOOD PRESSURE

1-Explain procedure to patient
2-Prepare equipment
3-Hand wash
4-Clean ear pieces and diaphragm of stethoscope
5-Select BP.cuff of appropriate size for patient
6-Select appropriate arm for application of cuff
7-Placed patient in comfortable position
8-Exposed area of brachial artery to shoulder
9-Centered cuff over brachial artery
10-Checked mercury manometer
11-Palpated brachial or radial pulse
12-Close valve of air pump
13-Inflated the cuff and deflated the cuff and waited 15seconds
14-Placed mercury tip manometer at eye level(no more than 1miter)
15-Placed stethoscope ear pieces in ears properly
16-Placed stethoscope diaphragm over brachial artery
17-Pumped pressure30mmHg above point at which pulse disappeared
18-Deflate cuff slowly
19-Noted systolic and diastolic reading
20-Deflated cuff completely
21-Removed cuff ,cleaned and stored equipment
22-Hand wash
23-Recorded and repoted any abnormality