NURSING 265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Popliteal Fossa, Radial Artery, Ulnar Nerve
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Peripheral pulse is a throbbing sensation that can be palpated over a periphery artery. Data should be collected when assessing your pulse. They are indicators of the effectiveness of the heart as a pump and the adequacy of peripheral blood flow. Normal pulse rate for adolescents and adult ranges from 60 to 100 beats/min. Bradycardia is a pulse below 60 beats/min. Tachycardia is a pulse greater than 100 beats/min. Pulse sites: temporal, carotid, apical, brachial, radial, Temporal: above and lateral to the eye over the temporal bone. Carotid: medial edge of the sternocleidomastoid. (emergency=cpr) Apical: between fifth & sixth ribs, 8 cm to the left of the medial line. Apical pulse measures infants and children under 2 y/o. Apical/radial pulse is measured by 2 nurses for pulse deficit. Pulse deficit indicates that all the heartbeats are not reaching the peripheral arteries or are too weak to be palpated. Brachial: groove between biceps & triceps muscle.
