Procedural proficiency | BP-0 | BP-4 | BP-10 | BP-14 | ||||
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PP* (%) | TA† (%) | PP (%) | TA (%) | PP (%) | TA (%) | PP (%) | TA (%) | |
Palpated for brachial pulse | 5 | 19 | 90 | 77 | 81 | 94 | 68 | 100 |
Appropriate-sized cuff | 17 | 8 | 40 | 69 | 33 | 91 | 41 | 100 |
Cuff smoothly/snugly on arm | 20 | 14 | 60 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 91 | 86 |
Cuff on skin, not clothing | 78 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 83 | 73 | 86 | 86 |
Cuff 1" above antecubital | 7 | 3 | 60 | 8 | 92 | 3 | 95 | 14 |
Centre of bladder over artery | 7 | 14 | 50 | 62 | 100 | 73 | 95 | 86 |
*PP: Procedural Proficiency; †TA: ‘Think Aloud’
Int J Med Educ. 2016; 7:375-381; doi: 10.5116/ijme.580b.2e4f