Nursing Journal

10/29/2020 Journal Entry Rubric

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Journal Entry Rubric

  Fully meets expectations (10 points)

Generally meets

expectations (9 points)

Narrowly meets

expectations (8 points)

Does not meet

expectations (0 – 7 points)

Relevance

Consistently relates focus of

journal entry to

discussions, readings, or assignments.

Journal entry is mostly

related to discussions, readings, or assignments.

Journal entry is slightly

related to discussions, readings, or assignments.

Journal entry does not connect

to discussions, readings, or assignments.

Concepts and

assumptions

Clearly and thoroughly expresses

concepts and assumptions underlying a legal and/or ethical issue.

Concepts and

assumptions underlying a legal and/or ethical issue

are described clearly but

not thoroughly.

Concepts and

assumptions underlying a legal and/or ethical issue

are described

but neither clearly nor thoroughly.

Description of concepts

and assumptions underlying a legal and/or ethical issue is thoroughly

unclear, absent, or logically flawed.

Expression of ideas

Expresses ideas and opinions

articulately, concisely, and with

solid focus on the topic.

Ideas and opinions on an issue are mostly on

topic.

Ideas and opinions on an issue are stated but

with occasional rambling.

Ideas and opinions on an issue are

generally unclear and off-topic.

10/29/2020 Journal Entry Rubric

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Writing, spelling,

mechanics

No errors in grammar,

spelling, or sentence structure.

Few errors in grammar, spelling, or sentence structure.

Frequent errors in spelling,

grammar, and/or

sentence structure.

Abundant errors in spelling,

grammar, and/or

sentence structure.

Total Points Possible: 40