How to Take a Manual Blood Pressure (Self-Practice) | Nursing Skill Tutorial

In this video I demonstrate how to take a manual blood pressure on yourself. I show how to hold and manage all the equipment to make the process easier as you are learning the skill of taking a manual blood pressure. It is an essential skill for anyone in the healthcare field including nursing students, medical students, paramedic students or any seasoned healthcare professional. Once you have mastered how to take a manual blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer, you can feel confident that you are obtaining accurate blood pressure measurements since it is a more reliable method of taking a blood measure than with an electronic device.
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  • @JoeRMoss-fj8rk
    @JoeRMoss-fj8rk11 ай бұрын

    Great video, I'm a truck driver learning to monitor my own BP, learned a lot, thanks

  • @Unstoppable1882
    @Unstoppable188211 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, there were some little tips which are not usually talked about but you included that in your video. Thanks once again

  • @Sammy_08648
    @Sammy_086483 ай бұрын

    Such a great video! Thanks it helped me 100%

  • @alex336k
    @alex336k5 ай бұрын

    Excellent explanation! Thank you.

  • @steveboni
    @steveboni Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for making this video. Great job including all the little details that everyone else glosses over! really needed this.

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    Жыл бұрын

    Awe I’m so happy it helped! 😊

  • @SailingCorina
    @SailingCorina Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I am taking BP medication so I am testing 3 times a day . I was using a digital one that only lasted three weeks. Chinese of course. I'm not going that route again because I really don't trust the readings anyway. I saw the manual kit is only $17 at Walgreens and feel it will last and be more accurate but I had no idea how to use one. Now I do and I'll be buying one tomorrow. Thanks again!

  • @lucyarhin6886
    @lucyarhin68869 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much

  • @marilynsartadventures3956
    @marilynsartadventures39562 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the skills video!

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome! ☺️

  • @thierrymunseugandachildren802
    @thierrymunseugandachildren8022 жыл бұрын

    Hi , really interesting video always thank you so much for sharing watching from Africa Uganda God bless you

  • @luismiguelcarreraesteban4717
    @luismiguelcarreraesteban47179 ай бұрын

    The nursing beauty

  • @MegaSagy
    @MegaSagy9 ай бұрын

    Very nice

  • @BachataDeVerdad
    @BachataDeVerdad Жыл бұрын

    I loved your excellent presentation of this skill. Now I'm going to practice doing it so that I'm as skillful as you are. Lol. Thank you! ☺

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind comment! 😊💕

  • @Hhkkgfy
    @Hhkkgfy Жыл бұрын

    Tysm for the video it was extremely informative and very helpful

  • @Hhkkgfy

    @Hhkkgfy

    Жыл бұрын

    Btw I just subscribed

  • @dayni2839
    @dayni2839 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you... Great video

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! 💕

  • @Paramedstore
    @Paramedstore2 жыл бұрын

    A very comprehensive video! You did a great job! We will recommend your video to our clients to watch 😊 Ok? By the way, thanks for choosing our cuff. We are very pleased ❤

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awe thank you so much! Of course you can recommend it to anyone! ☺️ It’s been a really great affordable cuff to have on hand at home.

  • @Paramedstore

    @Paramedstore

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thesunnyedge Thank you!

  • @drei000
    @drei0002 жыл бұрын

    thank you thank you very much.

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awe thank you for your support ❤️😊

  • @puipuichan7096
    @puipuichan7096 Жыл бұрын

    Very thank for your sharing, even teach better than my teacher😂😂😂

  • @jennyrosell271
    @jennyrosell2712 жыл бұрын

    Thanks you so much now I have idea for my assignment

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Im happy to help! 😊

  • @beegs771
    @beegs7712 жыл бұрын

    Very nice channel Sandra. I ran into your channel while I was looking for compression socks for my brother who was in a car accident years ago. He has trouble with circulation in his legs. You're so sweet.Hugs to you!

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awe I’m so happy you found my channel! I hope your brother benefits from compression socks. They are a great therapy to try to improve circulation. Thank you for your nice comment! ❤️

  • @beegs771

    @beegs771

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thesunnyedge you're welcome and thank you. I was looking at your other videos as well and decided to subscribe.

  • @nikoladobrosavljevic7104
    @nikoladobrosavljevic71042 жыл бұрын

    Divno je videti da zensko meri pritisak

  • @amandacarosella2763
    @amandacarosella27632 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sandra, thank you for this helpful video. I have a skills assessment test on vital signs coming up soon and I don't have anyone to practice on. Any helpful tips I could use would be much appreciated. Thank you again.

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ahh try to practice on yourself in a mirror. Talk to yourself as though you are talking to a patient. Really just get comfortable hearing those systolic/diastolic beats. Once you have perfected it on yourself it will be easier to take a manual BP on another person since you will know exactly what to listen for. Hope this helps! Best wishes on your skills assessment! 💕

  • @KavitaNagessar
    @KavitaNagessar2 жыл бұрын

    Hey...really interesting video as always. I heard alot of words that I learnt in class. 😁 Keep up the great job. Take care. 😊💞

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Kavita! Love always having you as one of my first commenters. 😊❤️ Hope school is going well for you!

  • @KavitaNagessar

    @KavitaNagessar

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thesunnyedge Glad to be here always...School is great...doing some homework and finishing some notes right now. 😊

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol nice, i kind of miss those studying days… ☺️

  • @KavitaNagessar

    @KavitaNagessar

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thesunnyedge I'm always up for studying...and I love learning new things. 😊

  • @MrUsaer
    @MrUsaer Жыл бұрын

    As an older guy my hearing might be only 80 to 90% of normal. Do you think I have a shot at hearing that wooosh sound that you described so well? BTW your video is the best I have seen out of the 4 I have looked at. Great job!

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    Жыл бұрын

    Awe thank you so much! I study a lot before making any educational video so that means a lot to get that feedback. I think with a good stethoscope you should have no problem hearing the whoosh. Mine is the Littmann cardiology and sounds are very clear. With a cheaper stethoscope it may be harder to hear.

  • @busingeedward9014
    @busingeedward9014 Жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @1234567mrbob
    @1234567mrbob Жыл бұрын

    Is the manual way of doing it more accurate than those digital machines? I notice when I do it with the digital machine the readings are all over the place.

  • @jessicahammer78

    @jessicahammer78

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @johnjohnson1313
    @johnjohnson1313 Жыл бұрын

    I cant hear my pulse in the stethoscope,can I go by the needle on meter jumping?

  • @Sammy_08648
    @Sammy_086483 ай бұрын

    I have eye floaters. I seen my eye doctor and he ruled out anything major and basically said just to deal with them. What should i do to help me?

  • @michinonnweiler
    @michinonnweiler Жыл бұрын

    which stethoscope is that?😘

  • @decy5183
    @decy51832 жыл бұрын

    Will still have accurate readings if you do it on your own?

  • @thesunnyedge

    @thesunnyedge

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it will be accurate if done correctly. This video also explains tips to get an accurate blood pressure: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l36CutZxfti0csY.html

  • @mattomatto3604
    @mattomatto360410 ай бұрын

    en que idioma habla, es ingles?

  • @enviromedica
    @enviromedica2 жыл бұрын

    I love your content! I sent you an email about a possible collaboration. Hope to hear from you soon.

  • @kadangseriseri4845
    @kadangseriseri484510 ай бұрын

    Nice colletion stethocope you bb❤❤❤❤❤

  • @wellsborie6897
    @wellsborie6897 Жыл бұрын

    Why didn't you explain how to do this if you don't know your normal blood pressure. Really disheartening for people just trying to find put if they have health problems

  • @100PercentOS2

    @100PercentOS2

    Жыл бұрын

    Beware of videos like this. She didn't even get the artery marker of the cuff over the brachial artery which can mean you can be put on meds if the nurse gets a high reading and your readings at home are normal.

  • @jessicaschoonmaker2073

    @jessicaschoonmaker2073

    11 ай бұрын

    Tho it’s actually for health care training

  • @managuafree2023
    @managuafree2023 Жыл бұрын

    Hi sandra from Nicaragua,i got a question to make you. When i take my blood pressure manually,i hear a light whoosh ,then i hear a solid strong whoosh,which one is my blood pressure reading?