RADIAL PULSE ASSESSMENT

Good Afternoon, Ma’am. I am Marianne Ladislao. A first year student-nurse from Lorma
Colleges. So, today I am going to assess your radial pulse and in order for me to assess it I will
hold your hands and arms and I will measure your pulse in your radial artery.

PROCEDURES

1. FLEX YOUR ARM AND ELBOW AND I WILL PLACE THE LOWER PART OF YOUR
HAND ACROSS YOUR CHEST.

2. SUPPORT YOUR WRIST BY GRASPING OUTER ASPECT WITH MY THUMB

3. PLACE MY INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER IN THE RADIAL ARTERY AND I WILL
PALPATE THE PULSE

4. ASSESS THE PULSE RHYTHM AND ITS VOLUME

5. I ALREADY DETERMINED THE PULSE VOLUME

6. COUNT THE PULSE RATE BY USING MY SECOND HAND WATCH

7. COUNT THE PULSATION IN A ONE FULL MINUTE

8. PUT DOWN YOUR ARMS

9. HAND HYGIENE

10. YOUR RADIAL PULSE RATE IS ___ BPM THEN THE RHYTHM IS REGULAR PO
AND THE VOLUME 2 PLUS SO IT’S NORMAL.

11. RECORD THE RESULTS

THANK YOU, MA’AM FOR YOUR COOPERATION.