Your caregiving tasks may include
measuring vital signs such as blood pressure, body temperature, pulse
or pain. Knowing how to measure vital signs accurately is important.
Once you've learned the proper skills and techniques, you can
monitor your family member's condition on an ongoing basis and provide
updates as needed to your physician.
Topics include:
• Use of a flow sheet • Methods for taking body temperature • Types of thermometers • Methods for taking the pulse • Use of a stethoscope • Measuring respiration • Taking blood pressure • Pain scales • Measuring weight
