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Assessing Blood Pressure 
Assessing Blood Pressure
Student accurately measures and records blood pressure while using patient specific communication/patient education.
Rubric Code: X235X9C
By jcampbell1
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Subject: Nursing  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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2.A.01 Student demonstrates health and safety practices following professional medical protocols and OSHA standards.
  Needs Improvement

1 pts

Developing

2 pts

Acceptable

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Opening Procedure

Student performs all steps of opening procedure accurately, timely, and professionally.
Standards:
2.A.01.01 Student will demonstrate medical asepsis hand wash technique.
2.B.01.08 List the steps for resident/client identification.
Needs Improvement

Student performs opening procedure with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Developing

Student performs opening procedure with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Acceptable

Examiner performs opening procedure with no errors.
Excellent

Examiner performs opening procedure, with no errors, efficiently, with confidence, putting client at ease.
Patient Position

Student directs client to sitting position - forearm supported at the level of the heart.
Standards:
2.B.01.09 Student will demonstrate verbal and non-verbal communication.
Needs Improvement

Student directs client to a sitting position with forearm supported at the level of the heart, with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Developing

Student directs client to a sitting position with forearm supported at the level of the heart, with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Acceptable

Student directs client to a sitting position with forearm supported at the level of the heart, with no errors.
Excellent

Student directs client to a sitting position with forearm supported at the level of the heart, with no errors, efficiently, with confidence, putting client at ease.
Pre-Task Preparation

Student directs client to expose upper arm. Student palpates client's brachial or radial artery.
Standard:
2.B.01.09 Student will demonstrate verbal and non-verbal communication.
Needs Improvement

Student directs client to expose upper arm, with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Student palpates client's brachial or radial artery, with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Developing

Student directs client to expose upper arm, with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Student palpates client's brachial or radial artery, with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Acceptable

Student directs client to expose upper arm with no errors.
Student palpates client's brachial or radial artery with no errors.
Excellent

Student directs client to expose upper arm with no errors.
Student palpates client's brachial or radial artery with no errors.
Student performs both tasks with no errors and does so efficiently and with confidence.
Cuff Position/Inflation

Student wraps cuff snugly around upper arm, approximately 1 inch superior to elbow crease,. for auscultating the brachial artery and centers the cuff bladder over the artery.
Student places the diaphragm of the stethoscope over the brachial artery, and the manometer is in easily viewed position.
Standard: 2.B.01.09 Student will demonstrate verbal and non-verbal communication.
Needs Improvement

Student positions cuff approximately 1 inch superior to elbow crease, cuff is centered over artery, with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Developing

Student positions cuff approx-imately 1 inch superior to elbow crease, cuff is centered over artery, with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Acceptable

Student positions cuff approximately 1 inch superior to elbow crease, cuff is centered over artery, with no errors.
Excellent

Student positions cuff 1 inch superior to elbow crease, cuff is centered over artery, with no errors efficiently and with confidence.
Cuff Deflation/Systolic measurement

Student releases cuff pressure at a rate of approximately 2 mmHg/ second rate.
Student auscultates the brachial artery for the first discernable pulse beat to begin and takes the reading on the gauge where it is heard first (Systolic B/P)
Standard:
2.C.01.05 Student will describe the normal ranges for each of the vital signs.
Needs Improvement

Student deflates cuff too fast, or too slowly. Auscultation performed with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Developing

Student deflates cuff at approximately 2 mm/sec, auscultation performed with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Acceptable

Student deflates cuff at approximately 2 mm/sec, auscultation performed with with no errors.
Excellent

Student deflates cuff at 2 mm/sec, auscultation performed, with no errors efficiently and with confidence.
Cuff Deflation/Diastolic measurement

Student continues to release cuff pressure at a rate of approximately 2 mmHg/ second rate.
Student continues to auscultate the brachial artery until discernable pulse beats can no long be heard and takes the reading on the gauge where it is heard (Diastolic B/P)
Standard:
2.C.01.05 Student will describe the normal ranges for each of the vital signs.
Needs Improvement

Student obtains sphygmomanometer reading, but examiner is unsure if it is correct, with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Developing

Student obtains sphygmomanometer reading, but examiner is unsure if it is correct, with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Acceptable

Student obtains sphygmo-manometer reading with no errors.
Excellent

Student obtains sphygmomanometer reading with no errors and does so efficiently and with confidence.
Recording Blood Pressure

Student accurately records the blood pressure as an improper fraction and writes the letters BP in front of the reading.
Student records the date and time the blood pressure as measured
2.C.01.08 Student will measure and record vital signs.
Needs Improvement

Student accurately records blood pressure as improper fraction, labelling the reading with BP, records date/time, with 2 or more errors, not self-corrected.
Developing

Student accurately records blood pressure as improper fraction, labelling the reading with BP, records date/time, with fewer than 2 errors, self-corrected.
Acceptable

Student accurately records blood pressure as improper fraction, labelling the reading with BP, records date/time.
Excellent

Student accurately records blood pressure as improper fraction, labelling the reading with BP, records date/time efficiently and with confidence.



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