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Objectives
• Spell and define terms.• Explain why having an accurate height
and weight for each patient is important.• Describe and demonstrate how to
weigh the patient on a standing balance scale, chair scale, wheelchair scale, digital scale, and bed scale.
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Objectives
• Describe and demonstrate how to measure a patient’s height using a standing balance scale.
• Describe and demonstrate how to measure a patient using a tape measure and explain when this type of measurement is necessary.
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Weight and Height Measurements
• Changes in weight are frequently used as an indicator of a patient’s condition
• Baseline measurements of height and weight – Usually obtained upon admission– These are usually noted on the Cardex
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Weight and Height Measurements
• Weights – Frequently measured when patients are
given drugs to increase their urine output
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Weight and Height Measurements
• Weight is an indicator of the patient’s nutritional status
• Measurements of weight and height – Record accurately according to facility
policy – Medications may be ordered according to
each patient’s size
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Weight and Height Measurements
• Height measurements – Feet (′) – Inches (″)– Centimeters (cm)
• Weight measurements– Pounds (lb)– Kilograms (kg)
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Scales
• Upright scale • Mechanical lift with scale• Sling scale• Chair scale
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Reading the Balance Scale
• For an accurate value– Balance bar must hang freely when you
begin• Lower bar
– Measures in 50 pound increments• Upper bar
– Measures in ¼ pound increments
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Reading the Balance Scale
• Short, numbered lines– Represent even number pounds
• Long, unnumbered lines – Represent odd pounds
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Reading the Balance Scale
• Add the values of the upper and lower bars together
• Refer to Figure 21-5
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Obtaining the Height Measurement
• To obtain the height value– Read numbers at intersection of ruler and
scale frame– Refer to Figure 21-6
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Measuring the Bedfast Patient
• Straighten the bottom sheet so it is free from wrinkles
• Make a small mark with your pen on the sheet at the top of the patient’s head
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Measuring the Bedfast Patient
• With the tape measure, carefully measure the patient’s body from the head to the heels– Make a mark on the sheet at the heels
• Turn the patient on his or her side– Measure the distance between the marks
on the sheet
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Measuring the Contracted Patient
• If the patient is contracted in the fetal position– Obtain height in two or three segments– Position patient in side-lying position