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6/21/23, 11:44 PM Executive Summary Scoring Guide

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Executive Summary Scoring Guide

CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED

Explain key quality and safety outcomes.

Does not list key quality and safety outcomes.

Lists quality and safety outcomes, but does not explain why these outcomes are important.

Explains key quality and safety outcomes.

Explains key quality and safety outcomes, and reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of these outcome measures.

Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.

Does not determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.

Attempts to determine the strategic value of specific outcome measures, but fails to explain the impact of these measures on patient care, the implications for a culture of quality and safety, or why it is important to continue to measure these outcomes.

Determines the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.

Determines the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures, and suggests how existing outcome measures could be used to provide additional value to the organization.

Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.

Does not analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.

Identifies specific quality and safety outcomes related to the systemic problem, but fails to analyze the relationships between the problem and the specific quality and safety outcomes.

Analyzes the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.

Analyzes the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes, and suggests additional data that could be collected to gain an expanded understanding of the problem.

Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.

Does not determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.

Attempts to determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives, but fails to connect to the organization’s strategic plan, or does not describe how outcome measures support the organizational strategy or promote a culture of quality and safety.

Determines how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.

Determines how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture, and comments on the relevance of the organization’s strategic plan in light of the current health care environment.

Determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.

Does not determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.

Attempts to determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes, but does not describe specific steps that nurse leaders should take, or does not explain why this approach would be effective.

Determines how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.

Determines how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes, and highlights opportunities for interprofessional collaboration.

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CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED

Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.

Does not write clearly and concisely; does not use correct grammar and mechanics.

Writing is not consistently clear or concise, or errors in grammar and mechanics inhibit effective communication.

Writes clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.

Writes clearly and concisely. Grammar and mechanics are error- free.

Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

Does not integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions; does not correctly format citations and references using APA style.

Sources lack relevance or credibility, are poorly integrated, or are incorrectly formatted.

Integrates relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

Integrates relevant, credible, and convincing sources of evidence to support assertions. Sources are current, and citations and references are error- free.