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Dear Team,
  We are putting on an organizational Skills Fair.  One station we are doing is Blood Pressure Manual Measurement competency.  We are looking for competency resources.  I have looked at many which have similar but varying ideas on proper measurement.  One resource say inflate the cuff to 180-200 and slowly deflate, one resources say use the radial pulse and do an estimated systolic BP technique.  One resource says you can only use the bell of the stethoscope, one says only diaphragm, one says you can use either.   
My question is what resources do you utilize for evidence based practice.. I have been searching AHA, I was using the Iowa Health Plus toolkit, but it has one question that we do not agree with its accuracy when we utilize the quiz portion of the competency...  What competency assessments are you all utilizing?

Thank you for any input,
Bonnie

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Bonnie Hooper
Primary HealthCare
Des Moines IA
(515)248-1887
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Maybe try Perry and Potter Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques

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Original Message:
Sent: 9/23/2022 12:53:00 PM
From: Bonnie Hooper
Subject: BP Competency

Dear Team,
  We are putting on an organizational Skills Fair.  One station we are doing is Blood Pressure Manual Measurement competency.  We are looking for competency resources.  I have looked at many which have similar but varying ideas on proper measurement.  One resource say inflate the cuff to 180-200 and slowly deflate, one resources say use the radial pulse and do an estimated systolic BP technique.  One resource says you can only use the bell of the stethoscope, one says only diaphragm, one says you can use either.   
My question is what resources do you utilize for evidence based practice.. I have been searching AHA, I was using the Iowa Health Plus toolkit, but it has one question that we do not agree with its accuracy when we utilize the quiz portion of the competency...  What competency assessments are you all utilizing?

Thank you for any input,
Bonnie

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Bonnie Hooper
Primary HealthCare
Des Moines IA
(515)248-1887
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Bonnie,

Our organization uses the Elsevier Nursing Skills program for our skills and best practices. It will reference their resources at the end of the text. Potter & Perry, AHA, AACN, and Wong's pediatrics are all referenced for the BP upper extremity skill, so it doesn't appear there is one source they're pulling everything from.

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Andrea Kelly MSN,RN,NPD-BC
Director, Population Health
Vidant Medical Group
Greenville NC
(252)847-3930
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2022 12:53
From: Bonnie Hooper
Subject: BP Competency

Dear Team,
  We are putting on an organizational Skills Fair.  One station we are doing is Blood Pressure Manual Measurement competency.  We are looking for competency resources.  I have looked at many which have similar but varying ideas on proper measurement.  One resource say inflate the cuff to 180-200 and slowly deflate, one resources say use the radial pulse and do an estimated systolic BP technique.  One resource says you can only use the bell of the stethoscope, one says only diaphragm, one says you can use either.   
My question is what resources do you utilize for evidence based practice.. I have been searching AHA, I was using the Iowa Health Plus toolkit, but it has one question that we do not agree with its accuracy when we utilize the quiz portion of the competency...  What competency assessments are you all utilizing?

Thank you for any input,
Bonnie

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Bonnie Hooper
Primary HealthCare
Des Moines IA
(515)248-1887
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Original Message:
Sent: 9/23/2022 12:53:00 PM
From: Bonnie Hooper
Subject: BP Competency

Dear Team,
  We are putting on an organizational Skills Fair.  One station we are doing is Blood Pressure Manual Measurement competency.  We are looking for competency resources.  I have looked at many which have similar but varying ideas on proper measurement.  One resource say inflate the cuff to 180-200 and slowly deflate, one resources say use the radial pulse and do an estimated systolic BP technique.  One resource says you can only use the bell of the stethoscope, one says only diaphragm, one says you can use either.   
My question is what resources do you utilize for evidence based practice.. I have been searching AHA, I was using the Iowa Health Plus toolkit, but it has one question that we do not agree with its accuracy when we utilize the quiz portion of the competency...  What competency assessments are you all utilizing?

Thank you for any input,
Bonnie

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Bonnie Hooper
Primary HealthCare
Des Moines IA
(515)248-1887
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Good Morning!

We use the Perry and Potter, edition 10, chapter 5.  Vital Signs.

Hope this helps.

Sarah Holland, DOAN
Holzer Health System

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Sarah Holland RN
Director of Ambulatory Nursing
Holzer Health System
Point Pleasant WV
(740)446-5213
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2022 12:53
From: Bonnie Hooper
Subject: BP Competency

Dear Team,
  We are putting on an organizational Skills Fair.  One station we are doing is Blood Pressure Manual Measurement competency.  We are looking for competency resources.  I have looked at many which have similar but varying ideas on proper measurement.  One resource say inflate the cuff to 180-200 and slowly deflate, one resources say use the radial pulse and do an estimated systolic BP technique.  One resource says you can only use the bell of the stethoscope, one says only diaphragm, one says you can use either.   
My question is what resources do you utilize for evidence based practice.. I have been searching AHA, I was using the Iowa Health Plus toolkit, but it has one question that we do not agree with its accuracy when we utilize the quiz portion of the competency...  What competency assessments are you all utilizing?

Thank you for any input,
Bonnie

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Bonnie Hooper
Primary HealthCare
Des Moines IA
(515)248-1887
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Original Message:
Sent: 9/26/2022 9:44:00 AM
From: Sarah Holland
Subject: RE: BP Competency

Good Morning!

We use the Perry and Potter, edition 10, chapter 5.  Vital Signs.

Hope this helps.

Sarah Holland, DOAN
Holzer Health System

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Sarah Holland RN
Director of Ambulatory Nursing
Holzer Health System
Point Pleasant WV
(740)446-5213
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2022 12:53
From: Bonnie Hooper
Subject: BP Competency

Dear Team,
  We are putting on an organizational Skills Fair.  One station we are doing is Blood Pressure Manual Measurement competency.  We are looking for competency resources.  I have looked at many which have similar but varying ideas on proper measurement.  One resource say inflate the cuff to 180-200 and slowly deflate, one resources say use the radial pulse and do an estimated systolic BP technique.  One resource says you can only use the bell of the stethoscope, one says only diaphragm, one says you can use either.   
My question is what resources do you utilize for evidence based practice.. I have been searching AHA, I was using the Iowa Health Plus toolkit, but it has one question that we do not agree with its accuracy when we utilize the quiz portion of the competency...  What competency assessments are you all utilizing?

Thank you for any input,
Bonnie

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Bonnie Hooper
Primary HealthCare
Des Moines IA
(515)248-1887
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