Prometric Skills Demo for taking respirations on a client 

Hello Laurluvs, It is hard taking an exam when an evaluator is watching your every move. Most students get nervous and it is easy to forget things. I am so sorry that happen to you. I have faith you will succeed next time. Take care.

Hello Evelyn, Thanks for the nice words.

Where is this school in Houston please?

@@KM-rj6bu Hello, I am located near the intersection of Beechnut and Highway 59.

Wow, thank you! That means a lot. Take care.

Wonderful Gabrielle! Welcome to the healthcare profession.

Ooh my goodness someone with the same skills as me. And I passed.

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@@gabriellesapp137 Thank you my dear.

I am so happy for you. Congratulations Timur.

Congratulations I hope to pass mine too. Took mine today

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Yes, absolutely you can place a towel on the patient's abdomen.

Hello V.CD.C, I plan to video the oral care skills this week.

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Hello Morgan, Yes, you are allowed to place a paper towel or touch the abdomen if you ask the patient for permission.

Hello Barakat, The only vital signs that Prometric will ask up to take are the pulse and respirations. The blood pressure and the temperature are not tested with Prometric.

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Hello, You can use any watch that is not digital.

Hello Nerm210, The state does not require the patient to be in a certain position for respirations.

@@txcnaskills2599 do you know what the grade is to pass the skills test?

Hello Jazzmin, Thank you for thinking about me. I am in Houston. I was without lights for 4 days. I just got lights less than 24 hours ago. I am still without water. How are you doing? I had to close my school for the week and stop all testing at my school due to the water issue.

@@txcnaskills2599 sorry for the late replying, wow that’s unfortunate, but I was okay. We did lose water right before the storm ended. Glad you okay.

@@txcnaskills2599 for some reason I got the notification of your reply but the comments were disable. But as of now I can comment on your videos. Thanks for responding

I teach my students to buy a watch with a second hand and to keep the watch on while washing their hands. By the way, it's 20 seconds for the hand and wrist wash, then go to the fingers and under the nail beds.

Hello, You have to simulate handwashing before touching a patient and at the end of the skill. So, yes for this skill, handwashing is simulated twice.

Hello Antwana, Thank you for pointing that out. The student SHOULD NOT tell the client they are taking the respirations.

Hello, In real life the healthcare worker would not tell the client they are taking the respiration.

Hello, I have my students place a paper towel on the abdomen and watch the abdomen go up and down as another method.

Hello, If the evaluator asks you to take a respiration on a client, then you MUST take a respiration. If you take a pulse instead of the respiration you will NOT PASS the skill. Now, with that being said, pay close attention to my next comments. Prometric placed a note in the instructions for the respiration skill that says, DO NOT TELL THE CLIENT YOU ARE TAKING THE RESPIRTION. Therefore, I teach my students to tell the client when testing that you are there to take VITAL SIGNS. After saying that, the student should proceed to take the respirations. I hope this is clear. Take care.

Hello, I can understand why this skill can be confusing. First, Prometric tells us in the instructions NOT to tell the patient that you are taking their respirations. Therefore, a candidate is allowed to state, "I am taking your pulse" or " I am taking your vital signs." This is in the instructions from the state. When you tell a patient that you are taking their respiration, the patient may change their breathing pattern and therefore, the healthcare worker will not have a true result. I hope this makes sense to you. Take care.

Hello Glendalyn, The normal respiration rate is between 12-20. The student will count the inhalation and exhalation as one breath.

Hello Jasmine, The pulse is taken for one full minute. The respiration is also taken for one full minute.

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Hello Martha, I don't stay looking at the person's chest. I glance at the clock or my watch and look at the client out of the corner of my eye.

Why you said that your going to check her respiration’s and then the vital, you can say that your going to check her vital at the very first place

Hello Tochukwu, The normal respiration rate for adults is between 12-20. The evaluator will take the respiration rate of the client with you. In order to pass this skill you MUST be within 2 numbers (Plus or Minus) from what the evaluator got. Therefore it does not matter if you got a normal or abnormal number. What matters is that you are close to the evaluator. I hope this makes sense. Take care.

Hello Marcia, the respirations are taken for one minute.

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I can look at the chest or the abdomen when counting the respiration. Both areas of the body will move with respiration. Some people will look at the shoulders moving. There is no rule that the healthcare worker has to look at the chest ONLY.

Hello, the average nurse does not star at the patient the whole time while taking a client's respiration. When will the nurse divert his/her eyes to the clock or watch? The video is correct.