PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND PATIENT SAFETY ESSAY

MARK

Reference and link to case study provided

YES

NO

NB: paper cannot be marked until this has been provided

Case is not one used as exemplar in tutorial 2

YES

NO

1. What actions/omissions on the part of the Registered Nurse(s) contributed to the adverse outcome for the patient

0-8 marks

Actions and omissions are not identified AND/OR not discussed..

9-14 marks

There is an attempt to identify and discuss some actions or omissions however this is superficial and lacks clarity and specific detail

15-20 marks

A satisfactory understanding evident with most actions and omissions identified however discussion is limited in scope.

.

21-25 marks

A good understanding evident with most actions and omissions identified and clearly discussed.

.

26-30 marks

Excellent answer with all actions and omissions identified and clearly discussed..

/30

2. Were there any other factors that contributed to the adverse outcome for this patient?

0-7marks

No contributing factors are identified or discussed AND/OR incorrect information is provided

8-12 marks

There is an attempt to identify and discuss the other contributing factors however this is superficial and lacks clarity

13-17 marks

Satisfactory identification and discussion of some of the other factors, however this is limited in scope and lacks specific detail. Limited understanding evident.

18-21 marks

Good identification and discussion of other factors with developing understanding evident.

22-25 marks

Excellent identification and discussion of other factors with a high level of understanding evident.

/25

MARK

3. With reference to the evidence based literature outline the actions that should have been taken by the Registered Nurse to prevent the adverse outcome for this patient

0 -6 marks

No actions that should have been taken by the RN are identified AND/OR NO evidence is used to back up the discussion of actions

7-13 marks

There is an attempt to identify and discuss the actions that should have been taken by the RN however the discussion is superficial and lacks specific detail AND/OR not all actions are supported by evidence

14-20- marks

There is satisfactory identification and discussion of some actions that should have been taken by the RN. AND/OR not all actions discussed are supported by evidence

21-27 marks

Good identification and discussion of all actions that should have been taken by the RN. There is good use of evidence to support all actions discussion.

28-35 marks

Excellent identification and discussion of all actions that should have been taken by the RN. There is excellent use of evidence to support all actions.

/35

4. Academic integrity, Academic literacy

and referencing

0 marks

UTS Harvard referencing not used in-text and/or in reference list AND/OR NO evidence used to back up discussion as required.

Poorly constructed and written assessment

2-3 marks

More than 5 errors in UTS Harvard referencing in-text and/or in reference list AND/OR evidence used incorrectly or insufficiently to back up discussion as required.

The construction of the assessment is NOT effective. There is some evidence of satisfactory quality of writing; however the writing includes numerous spelling and grammatical errors.

4-6 marks

3-5 errors in UTS Harvard referencing in-text and/or in reference list. Correct use of evidence to back up discussion as required.

Satisfactory construction of assessment with a satisfactory quality of writing.

7-9 marks

1-2 errors in UTS Harvard referencing in-text and/or in reference list. Correct use of evidence to back up discussion as required

Well-constructed assessment with a high quality of writing

10 marks

No errors in UTS Harvard referencing in-text and in reference list. Correct use of evidence to back up discussion as required.

Excellent and logically constructed assessment with a high standard & quality of writing

/10

TOTAL

/100