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Radiographic Positioning Practicum

Evaluation of steps required in taking an x-ray

Rubric Code: BX6447

By kelswick

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Subject: Medical

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Positioning Practicum
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 4 pts	Excellent 8 pts
Room set up/preparation	Poor Student did not prepare room prior to bringing in the patient.	Fair Student prepared some but not all of the equipment. (IR, control panel, tube, positioning tools)	Excellent Student prepared all of htre necessary tiems prior to bringing the patient into the room
Communication with patient	Poor Student did not communicate with patient prior to beginning the exam.	Fair Student met 2/4 communication objectives with the patient. (Introduction, verification of identity, history, question of pregnancy)	Excellent Student met 3 or more of the listed communication objectives with the patient.
Shielding	Poor Student did not shield for either projection	Fair Student either shielded for 1/2 projections, OR shielding was used but not placed appropriately.	Excellent Shielding was used appropriately for both projections
Patient Positioning	Poor Patient was not positioned correctly for either of the assigned projections. (Prone, Supine, Upright, Decubitus, etc.)	Fair Patient was positioned correctly for 1/2 projections	Excellent Patient was positioned corrrectly for 2/2 projections
Part Positioning	Poor The anatomic part was not positioned correctly for either projection. (Degree of obliquity, flexion, positioning line placement, etc.)	Fair The anatomic part was positioned correctly for 1/2 projections	Excellent The anatomic part was positioned correctly for both projections.
IR Size & Position /Tube Alignment	Poor IR size was incorrectly chosen, IR was not oriented correctly, tube was not detented or centered to the IR	Fair IR size was correct and oriented, but tube waas not centered or detented to the IR	Excellent IR size and orientation was correct. Tube was detented or centered to the IR
Marker Placement	Poor Marker was not used for either projection, or an incorrect marker was used for one of the projections	Fair Correct marker was used for 1/2 projections	Excellent Correct marker was used for 2/2 projections
Collimation	Poor Collimation was not employed for either projection, or collimation was too close and cut off required anatomy.	Fair Collimation was employed for 1/2 projections OR collimation was insufficient for either of the projections	Excellent Close collimation was employed for both projections.