Pulse Rate Measurements: Nursing Skills and Vital Signs

The information gathered by nurses in a pulse rate check helps us to identify the patient is hypovolemic, in a shock-like state, or fluid overloaded. The measurements of rate, rhythm and grading all help to communicate our findings in a standardized way.

This video is about How to Take a Pulse. This video goes over 8 pulse points from carotid, brachial, radial, ulnar, femoral, popliteal, dorsal tibialis and posterior tibial pulses. Elements of the assessment covered are rhythm, rate, and quality (pulse grading scale)

Understanding what a normal waveform looks like will help you to troubleshoot abnormal waveforms.

Tips for locating the most common pulses also provided!

[rawandmajeed]

It was incredibly helpful, thank you so much!

[theorientalpearl]

this is very helpful since the assigned nursing skill for me is pulse rate 😭❤ thank you so much nurse🙏🏻

[Hanathebananah]

You are really, truly lovely awesome:)

[reneeliverson]

I still cant feel my pulse. I'm worried because I have a test on Monday about this. I was only able to feel my sister's pulse after she came back from dancing. But I'm trying my pulse but I feel nothing at all.

[karylnicolecaramat]

Do different pulse point have same pulse rate?

[kianicole]

120/89, 99.6 (R) 72, 14... What is the Pulse???