Interdisciplinary Communication Paper

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

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Describe communication barriers that can occur within an interdisciplinary team.

Does not describe communication barriers that can occur within an interdisciplinary team.

Lists communication barriers that can occur within an interdisciplinary team.

Describes communication barriers that can occur within an interdisciplinary team.

Describes communication barriers that can occur within an interdisciplinary team and considers barriers within different forms of communication, including written, verbal, and nonverbal.

Explain how communication barriers between members of an interdisciplinary team can affect patient safety and health care outcomes.

Does not explain how communication barriers between members of an interdisciplinary team can affect patient safety and health care outcomes.

Explains how communication barriers between members of an interdisciplinary team can affect patient safety or health care outcomes, or the explanation is missing key elements.

Explains how communication barriers between members of an interdisciplinary team can affect patient safety and health care outcomes.

Explains how communication barriers between members of an interdisciplinary team can affect patient safety and health care outcomes, providing real-world examples that demonstrate in-depth understanding.

Recommend evidence-based strategies to improve communication within an interdisciplinary team.

Does not recommend evidence-based strategies to improve communication within an interdisciplinary team.

Recommends strategies to improve communication within an interdisciplinary team but does not support recommendations with evidence.

Recommends evidence-based strategies to improve communication within an interdisciplinary team.

Recommends evidence-based strategies to improve communication within an interdisciplinary team and suggests ways to effectively implement the strategies

Explain how specific communication strategies benefit both team members and patients.

Does not explain how specific communication strategies benefit both team members and patients.

Explains how specific communication strategies benefit either team members or patients, or the explanation does not address critical aspects.

Explains how specific communication strategies benefit both team members and patients.

Explains how specific communication strategies benefit team members and patients, as well as the organization and the community.

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

Does not write content clearly, logically, or with correct use of grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, and mechanics.

Writes with errors in clarity, logic, grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, or mechanics.

Writes content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, and mechanics.

Writes clearly and logically with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, and mechanics; uses relevant evidence to support a central idea.