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Blood Pressure Student accurately measures blood pressure on a patient. Rubric Code: Z5AABX By kabarnett Draft Public Rubric Subject: Health Type: Assessment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Blood Pressure
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Explanation Student accurately explains procedure to patient.	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Patient Position Student places patient in sitting or lying position with forearm supported at the level of the heart.	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Preparation Student exposes upper arm and palpates the brachial artery.	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Cuff Position Student places the cuff 1 inch above the site of the brachial artery and centers the cuff bladder above the artery. (above the elbow)	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Cuff Position (Con't) Student wraps cuff snugly around upper arm, placing the manometer is easily viewed position.	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Stethoscope position Student places the bell or bladder of the stethoscope over the brachial artery.	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Inflating Cuff Student tightens the thumbscrew of the pressure bulb and pumps the bulb until the mercury or other indicator reaches 180 mm Hg or until the pulse beat is no longer heard.	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Deflating the cuff/Systolic measure Student slowly opens the valve by loosening the thumbscrew and watches the indicator to fall slowly. Listens for the beat to begin and takes the reading on the gauge where it is heard first. Systolic	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Diastolic measurement Student listens to the pulsations until they are no longer heard or become very soft. Student notices where the sound changes and records this as the diastolic reading.	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.
Recording the blood Pressure Student records the blood pressure writing the letters BP in front of the systolic/diastolic number	Poor Student performs task with more than 3 errors.	Fair Student performs task with no more than 2 errors.	Good Student performs task with no errors.

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