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Perform blood pressure readings Perform blood pressure readings Take blood pressures accurately patients Rubric Code: U43X92 By kbrown424 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Health Type: (Other) Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Blood pressures
	needs improvement 1 pts	adequate 2 pts	excellent 3 pts
Gathers equipment	needs improvement Does not gather needed equipment; needs reminding of materials needed for skill. Seems lost	adequate Gathers most material may need reminding that certain items are needed or starts procedure and does not have all items	excellent Easily gathers all necessary equipment to correctly perform skill
Communicates to patient	needs improvement Does not tell patient what is going on.	adequate Does not introduce self, stumbles over description of procedures to patient	excellent Self introduction, clear description of procedure, puts patient at ease
Performs skill	needs improvement Can not attach cuff, puts cuff in wrong place, does not feel for pulse, puts stethoscope in wrong place	adequate Some problems with skill, most steps done adequately	excellent Everything done well.
Measurement	needs improvement Can't get results or results completely wrong	adequate Results close but not completely accurate	excellent Results accurate
Interpretation of resuls	needs improvement Unaware of what results mean. Can not answer routine questions	adequate Can answer some questions, somewhat unclear about terminology and normal results	excellent Understands all results, can discuss terminology and results. Can answer all questions.
Records results and cleans up	needs improvement Does not record results or Does not clean up after procedure	adequate Results are recorded somewhat appropriately, some concerns about how and where, most equipment returned to its proper place, may need some reminding	excellent Results recorded appropriately, reports information to nurse by 9:15 AM, all equipment returned to its proper place