#274: Introduction to Vascular Assessment

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Straight A Nursing

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🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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A key component of your head-to-toe and focused assessments is the vascular assessment. In this episode I’m sharing tips and real-world examples to help you feel more confident at the bedside. * What type of clinical situations warrant a vascular assessment * Tips for taking a proper blood pressure measurement * Pulse assessment, including a key tip on using the Doppler * General vascular assessment techniques including capillary refill, edema and pain * Neurovascular assessment * The 6 P’s of Ischemia * What the Allen test is and how to perform one * Bruits and thrills demystified! ___________________ Full Transcript- Read the article and view references Episode 250 - Learn more about cardiac assessment Episode 241 - Learn more about AVMs FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Clinical Success Pack - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is having the right tools. This FREE pack includes report sheets, sheets to help you plan your day, a clinical debrief form, and a patient safety cheat sheet. Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats including podquizzes, case studies and drills that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight A Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.8	So today, we are diving into a fundamental concept looking at vascular assessment.
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