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Height and Weight

The nurse measures a client's height using a measuring stick attached to weight scales or a wall. The client must remove shoes and stand erect with heels, back, and head against the stick. Eyes look straight ahead as the nurse places a ruler on the client's head to measure height. Weight is typically measured when a client is admitted and regularly thereafter, such as each morning before breakfast using digital displays or balancing arms. Clients unable to stand are weighed on chair or bed scales.

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Height and Weight

The nurse measures a client's height using a measuring stick attached to weight scales or a wall. The client must remove shoes and stand erect with heels, back, and head against the stick. Eyes look straight ahead as the nurse places a ruler on the client's head to measure height. Weight is typically measured when a client is admitted and regularly thereafter, such as each morning before breakfast using digital displays or balancing arms. Clients unable to stand are weighed on chair or bed scales.

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Height

And

Weight
How the nurse measure the height ?
The nurse measures height with a measuring stick
attached to weight scales or to a wall.
Height measurement conditions
The client should remove the shoes and stand erect, with heels
together, and the heels, buttocks, and back of the head against the
measuring stick
Eyes should be looking straight ahead.
The nurse raises the L-shaped sliding arm until it rests on top of the
client’s head, or places a small flat object such as a ruler or book on
the client’s head.
The edge of the flat object should abut the measuring guide
When weight is measured ?
when a client is admitted to a health care agency and then often
regularly thereafter, for example, each morning before breakfast
and after emptying the bladder
The weight is read from a digital display panel or a balancing
arm.

Clients who cannot stand are weighed on chair (or bed scales.)
scales measure in pounds (lb) or kilograms (kg), and the nurse may
need to convert between the two systems. One kilogram is equal to
2.2 pounds. When accuracy is essential, the nurse should use the
same scale each time (because every scale weighs slightly
differently)
INFANTS
•Measure height of children under age 2 in the supine
position with knees fully extended.

•Weigh without clothing.

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