Informatics and the Application of New Knowledge

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Describe the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP).

Does not describe the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP).

Describes the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP), but the description is unclear or incomplete.

Describes the basic differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP).

Describes the differences between research (qualitative and quantitative) and evidence-based practice (EBP) and enhances the description with real-world examples or personal experience (or both).

Describe how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes.

Does not describe how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes.

Describes how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes, but the description is unclear or incomplete.

Describes how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes.

Compares and contrasts how nurse leaders use evidence-based practice to support and sustain patient-care outcomes; supports comparisons with relevant, scholarly resources.

Describe how theory development and research exploration support nursing practice changes that increase positive patient outcomes.

Does not describe how theory development and research exploration supports nursing practice changes that increase positive patient outcomes.

Describes how theory development and research exploration supports nursing practice changes that increase positive patient outcomes, but the description is unclear or incomplete.

Describes how theory development and research exploration support nursing practice changes that increase positive patient outcomes.

Describes how theory development and research exploration supports nursing practice changes that increase positive patient outcomes and identifies criteria that could be used to evaluate the outcomes.

Identify a nursing practice that has recently changed in a specific health care setting.

Does not identify a nursing practice that has recently changed in a specific health care setting.

Identifies a nursing practice that has recently changed in a specific health care setting, but information is missing.

Identifies nursing practice that has recently changed in a specific health care setting.

Identifies nursing practice that has recently changed in a specific health care setting, and impartially evaluates the evidence for and against the practice change.

Describe how nurse leaders use communication to build interprofessional stakeholder engagements.

Does not describe how nurse leaders use communication to build interprofessional stakeholder engagements.

Describes how nurse leaders use communication to build inter-professional stakeholder engagements, but the description is unclear or incomplete.

Describes how nurse leaders use communication to build inter-professional stakeholder engagements.

Describes how nurse leaders use communication to build inter-professional stakeholder engagements, and suggests criteria that could be used to evaluate results of increased stakeholder engagement.

Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Use correct APA format.

Does not write content clearly, logically, or with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Does not format paper, citations, and references using APA style.

Writes with errors in clarity, logic, grammar, punctuation, and/or mechanics. Uses current APA style to format citations and references but with numerous errors.

Correctly formats paper, citations, and references using APA style. Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea.

Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea. Correctly formats paper, citations, and references using APA style. Citations are free from all errors.