Measuring Vital Signs

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-MVS

Hours: 2

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Describe the basic vital signs and what the measurements indicate.
Recognize when vital sign measurements are outside the normal ranges for the person’s age.
Describe how to take and record vital signs.
Recognize that pain is a vital sign and know how to record a person’s pain level.
Demonstrate when and how to effectively report findings related to vital sign measurements.

Outline:

Vital Signs - What vital means

SWIPES

Understanding meaning and indication from vital signs

Normal ranges for vital signs

Taking and recording oral, axillary, tympanic, and rectal temperatures

Radial and apical pulses

Respirations

Blood pressure

Pulse oximetry

Understanding and measuring pain as an indicator of wellbeing

Instructor: Laura L. Morgan, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Laura L. Morgan, MSN, RN, CCRP, NEA-BC, currently serves as the Clinical Education Specialist at Lincoln County Medical Center in Ruidoso, New Mexico.  She plans, develops, implements, and evaluates educational programs for clinicians, using the most current research and clinical data, while fostering the implementation of evidence-based practice. Ms Morgan is an endorsed member of the Society of Clinical Research Associates, member of Sigma Theta Tau international honors Society of nursing, an instructor for Basic Life Support, Advance Cardiovascular Life support and a Board Certified Nurse Executive-Advanced from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.