Cardiovascular Assessment: Heart Sounds, Pulses, Capillary Refill and Edema | Nursing Skills 10

What is cardiovascular assessment? Nursing Skills, Unit 3: Physical Assessment. How does a nurse listen to the heart, check the pulses and the circulation, and know when a finding needs action now? FREE STUDY SHEET for this video, with every point in it and links into free nursing textbooks, practice questions and case studies: https://brightnursingstudent.com/Brig... Every Bright Beats video, free: https://brightnursingstudent.com/Brig... Subscribe for new videos every week, and get the free NCLEX® practice questions and case studies at BrightNursingStudent.com. SUBSCRIBE:    / @brightbeatsnursing   NCLEX®-STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS A patient is sitting with the head of the bed raised to 40 degrees. The nurse sees the right jugular vein bulging. How is that finding classified? https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... One calf is warm, red and tender, and the patient reports sharp pain there that gets worse when the foot is pulled upward. The other calf is… https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... Where is the mitral area, the site also called the apical area? https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... A nurse auscultating the aortic area hears a blowing, whooshing sound. Nothing like it appears in the record. What should the nurse do? https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... CASE STUDIES Unilateral Leg Swelling https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... Deep Vein Thrombosis https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... Fifty-Two and Irregular https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... RN https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... LESSONS Cardiac interview: the point where it stops https://brightnursingstudent.com/less... Vital signs first: not the heart https://brightnursingstudent.com/less... Five auscultation areas: where to start https://brightnursingstudent.com/less... FLASHCARDS Cardiovascular assessment https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... Assessment cardiovascular peripheral vascular https://brightnursingstudent.com/prac... 0:00 Cardiovascular Assessment 0:38 Part 1: The Heart and Blood Flow 1:03 Inside the Heart 1:50 Part 2: Asking Questions 2:35 Chest Pain and Breathing 3:18 Swelling, Palpitations and Dizziness 4:00 Circulation in the Hands and Feet 4:20 History, Medicines and Risk Factors 5:05 Part 3: Before the Exam 6:00 What You Need 6:16 Is the Patient Stable? 6:56 Part 4: Inspection 7:39 The Neck and the Chest 8:07 Arms, Hands, Legs and Feet 8:44 A Clot in One Leg 9:19 Part 5: Heart Sounds 10:09 Listening in Order 10:45 The Apical Pulse 11:20 What S1 and S2 Mean 11:54 Hearing Clearly 12:26 Extra Heart Sounds 12:58 Gallops and Rubs 13:59 Part 6: Pulses, Capillary Refill and Edema 14:09 Comparing the Pulses 14:38 Pulses in the Feet 15:10 Grading and Missing Pulses 15:44 Capillary Refill 16:10 Pitting Edema 17:05 Heaves and Thrills 17:20 Part 7: Across the Life Span 17:48 Older Adults 18:07 Part 8: Findings and Documentation 18:57 Report Immediately 19:40 Writing It Down 20:07 Recap 21:00 Free study sheet For nursing students, practical (LPN/LVN) and registered (RN), in class and getting ready for the NCLEX®. The practice questions and case studies are free with a free BrightNursingStudent.com account. For education only, not medical advice. NCLEX® is a registered trademark of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN®), which does not sponsor or endorse this video. #nursing #nursingstudent #nursingskills #nclex #medsurg