Pulse

Measurement of pulse rate.

2. DEFINITION
•Is the rate of heart beats.
Pulse is actually called
heart rate, which is the
number of time heart
beats each minutes.
•In some types of
cardiovascular disease, the
heartbeat & pulse rate can
differ.

8. PURPOSES
OF TAKING PULSE RATE

12. FACTORS AFFECTING THE PULSE

23. •RATE
•STRENGHT
•FREQUENCY
•DEPTH

25. PRE PROCEDURE
•Greet and explain procedure to the patient

26. PRE PROCEDURE
•Provide privacy and perform hand hygiene

27. PRE PROCEDURE
•Select pulse point and position patient
appropriately

28. PRE PROCEDURE
•Place 2 or 3 middle fingers tips lightly and
squarely over the pulse site

30. PRE PROCEDURE
•Palpate and count pulsation for 1 minute

31. PRE PROCEDURE
•Inform patient findings

32. POST PROCEDURE
•Perform hand hygiene

33. POST PROCEDURE
•Inform SRN or doctor abnormal result

34. POST PROCEDURE
•Document reading

38. SIGN & SYMPTOMS
•Headache
•Fatigue
•Palpitation
•Nausea
•Sleep disturbance
•Weakness
•Tremulousness
•Hyperventilation
•Sweating
•Anxiety
•Dizziness / Vertigo
•Pre syncope
•Sweating