Public Health Nursing Assignment

NURS 2390 Community Observation Grading Rubric

Criteria

Satisfactory (10 pts)

Needs Improvement (5 pts)

Unsatisfactory (0 pts)

1. Identify characteristics of the population that is served in this community setting

Identifies at least three characteristics of the community setting.

Identifies two characteristics of the community setting.

Does not describe characteristics of the community.

2. Evaluate how respect for ethnic identity and socio-cultural diversity is conveyed in this setting.

Gives two or more examples of how respect for ethnic identity and socio-cultural diversity is conveyed.

Gives one example of how respect for ethnic identity and socio-cultural diversity is conveyed.

Does not address.

3. Analyze how national safety goals are implemented in the community setting that you observed.

Analyzes how national safety goals are implemented in this setting. Gives at least two examples.

Gives only one example of use of National Safely Goals.

Does not address National Safety goals.

4. Describe how infection control principles are utilized at this community setting

Described how infection control principles are used in the community setting .Includes two or more examples.

Gives one example of how infection control principles are used.

Did not describe how infection control principles are used.

5. Describe how the registered nurse functions as a provider of care, manager of care, and within the discipline of nursing in the community setting

Described how the RN functions as provider of care, manager of care, and within the discipline of nursing in the community setting.

Only described how the RN functions in 2 of the 3 areas.

Did not describe how the RN functions as provider of care, manager of care, and within the discipline of nursing in the community setting.

6. Determine potential health education needs (at least two) based on your assessment of this client/family/community.

Two health education needs were identified and supported with assessment data.

One health education need was identified and supported with assessment data.

Did not identify education needs or did not include data to support need for education.

7. Explain how the information found in a current (in the last 4 years) nursing journal could be utilized in the community you observed.

Nursing journal was current, and student explained how the information could be used in the community setting that the observation occurred in.

Article was current, but did not tell how the information could be used.

Article was older than four years, and did not tell how the info could be used in the community setting.

8. Analyze your feelings and attitudes about providing nursing care in the community setting.

Response thoroughly analyzed personal thoughts and feelings about providing nursing care in the community setting.

NA

Response does not analyze personal thoughts and attitudes of working in the community setting

9. You must include the date of the experience, site where you observed, and name and credentials of the registered nurse you followed.

Included all four of the requirements.

Paper was typed and double spaced

Included two of the four requirements

Was typed, but not double spaced.

Did not include date, site, name of nurse, or credentials.

Handwritten

10. Include a reference list and cite within the writing using APA format.

Reference list and citations were included correctly according to APA guidelines.

Inconsistent use of citations.

Did not include a reference list, or failed to cite within the article.