vitals

Today we did vitals and I thought that it would be very easy in that I was a CNA a little over a year ago, and it was. I remember that I was always concerned about pinching the arm in the cuff. It is easy to hear the beats of pulse through the stethescope. It brought back a flood of memories of working in the nursing home. The TA's were really helpful to walk me through the patient/operator positioning evaluation so that it made sense to me. I am desperate to get the techniques down so that it becomes second nature to me. Everyone is very helpful and patient! It's great!