1.Wrap the cuff around your client's arm above the elbow not too tight or too

loose

2. Tum the screw to close it inflate the cuff until the dial points to 30 mm above the

palpated systobe pressure

3 Tum the screw to close 1 Inflate the cuff until the dal points to 30 mm above the

palpated systolic pressure

* Find your chent's brachial pulse at the inside of the elbow Hok the diaphragm

there and inflate the cuff until the puise disappears

5 Expose the arm of your client by rolling the sleeves up Have your chent's arm

from the elbow down to rest fully extended on the bed or the arm of a chair

6 Ask your client to rest quietly Have himher lie down or sit on a chair whichever

is more comfortable for him/her

7 Sanitize the earpieces of the stethoscope with an antiseptic pad

8 Deflate the cuit compiole, Remove it from the arm of your client and record the

reading on the client's chart.

9 Introduce yourself and let the patient/client know the procedure to be done

10. If you are using a mercurial apparatus, the measuring scale should be within the

level of your eyes

11 Unroll the cuff, loosen the screw and squeeze the cuff with your hands to

remove air completely.

12 Place the stethoscope's earpieces into your ears and place the diaphragm on the

brachial pulse

13 Turn the screw to open it. Let the air escape slowly until the sound of the pulse

comes back.

14 You have lo continue releasing the air from the cuff. When you hear the sounds

change to something softer and faster and disappear, take note of the

calibration

15 Wipe the earpieces of the stethoscope with an antisepbe pad and place the

equipment back to their proper place and wash your hands.