Circulatory Checks (5 P’s) Nursing Mnemonic (The 5 P’s)
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The 5 P’s Nursing Mnemonic
- P-Pain
- P-Paresthesia
- P-Paralysis
- P-Pulse
- P-Pallor (Paleness)
Description
Check for the 5 P’s in every neurovascular check. For example, when the patient has a cast, or had some sort of orthopedic or vascular procedure

Content Reviewed
- 9/14/2023 by Jon Haws
References
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9289317/
- https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/complex-regional-pain-syndrome
- https://www.rch.org.au/rchcpg/hospital_clinical_guideline_index/Neurovascular_observations/
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