Seems like a simple task. Maybe not. But actually, there a lot of things you need to keep in mind. Also, it can be a good opportunity to assess your patient about more than just their heart rate. Also, there are few investigations that tell you more about what is going on with your patient than a simple set of basic physiological parameters, or vital signs. Here, Phill takes you through the most common in this week's Nurse-on-the-Go...
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