Root-Cause Analysis and Safety Improvement Plan

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

BASIC

PROFICIENT

DISTINGUISHED

Analyze the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event pertaining to medication administration in an organization.

Does not identify the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event pertaining to medication administration in an organization.

Identifies the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event pertaining to medication administration in an organization.

Analyzes the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event pertaining to medication administration in an organization.

Analyzes the root cause of a patient safety issue or a specific sentinel event pertaining to medication administration in an organization, noting the degree to which various elements contributed to the safety issue or sentinel event pertaining to medication administration.

Apply evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address the safety issue or sentinel event pertaining to medication administration.

Does not describe evidence-based and best-practice strategies pertaining to medication administration.

Describes evidence-based and best-practice strategies but their relevance to the safety issue or sentinel event pertaining to medication administration is unclear.

Applies evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address the safety issue or sentinel event pertaining to medication administration.

Applies evidence-based and best-practice strategies to address the safety issue or sentinel event pertaining to medication administration, detailing how the strategies will address the safety issue or sentinel event pertaining to medication administration.

Create a viable, evidence-based safety improvement plan for safe medication administration.

Does not create a viable, evidence-based safety improvement plan for safe medication administration.

Creates a safety improvement plan for safe medication administration that lacks appropriate, convincing evidence of its viability.

Creates a viable, evidence-based safety improvement plan for safe medication administration.

Creates a viable, evidence-based safety improvement plan for safe medication administration that makes explicit reference to scholarly or professional resources to support the plan.

Identify existing organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve a safety improvement plan for safe medication administration.

Does not identify existing organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve a safety improvement plan for safe medication administration.

Identifies existing organizational resources, but their relevance and usefulness to quality and safety improvement for safe medication administration are unclear.

Identifies existing organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve a safety improvement plan for safe medication administration.

Identifies existing organizational resources that could be leveraged to improve a safety improvement plan for safe medication administration, prioritizing them according to potential impact.

Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.

Does not organize content for ideas. Lacks logical flow and smooth transitions.

Organizes content with some logical flow and smooth transitions. Contain errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.

Organizes content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar or punctuation, word choice, and spelling.

Organizes content with a clear purpose. Content flows logically with smooth transitions using coherent paragraphs, correct grammar or punctuation, word choice, and free of spelling errors.

Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

Does not apply APA formatting to headings, in-text citations, and references. Does not use quotes or paraphrase correctly.

Applies APA formatting to in-text citations, headings and references incorrectly or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from the content. Inconsistently uses headings, quotes or paraphrasing.

Applies APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.

Exhibits strict and flawless adherence to APA formatting of headings, in-text citations, and references. Quotes and paraphrases correctly.