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