Assessment 1

Criterion 1

Explain factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a healthcare setting.

Distinguished

Explains factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a healthcare setting. Refers to specific data, evidence, or standards to illustrate the safety risk.

Proficient

Explains factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a healthcare setting.

Basic

Identifies factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a healthcare setting.

Non Performance

Does not identify factors leading to a specific patient-safety risk in a healthcare setting.

Criterion 2

Explain evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety related to a specific patient safety risk and reduce costs.

Distinguished

Explains evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety related to a specific patient safety risk and reduce costs. Makes explicit reference to scholarly or professional resources to support explanation.

Proficient

Explains evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety related to a specific patient safety risk and reduce costs.

Basic

Identifies evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety related to a specific patient safety risk and/or discusses reducing costs, but not both.

Non Performance

Does not identify evidence-based and best-practice solutions to improve patient safety related to a specific patient safety risk and reduce costs.

Criterion 3

Explain how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs.

Distinguished

Explains how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs. Provides specific examples related to a patient safety risk.

Proficient

Explains how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and reduce costs.

Basic

Identifies how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and/or how to reduce costs, but not both.

Non Performance

Does not identify how nurses can help coordinate care to increase patient safety and/or reduce costs.

Criterion 4

Identify stakeholders with whom nurses would coordinate to drive safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue.

Distinguished

Identifies stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive quality and safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue, noting the relevance and potential importance of the stakeholders.

Proficient

Identifies stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive quality and safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue.

Basic

Identifies stakeholders, but their relevance to collaboration with nurses or their ability to drive quality and safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue is unclear.

Non Performance

Does not identify stakeholders with whom nurses would need to coordinate to drive quality and safety enhancements with a specific safety quality issue.

Criterion 5

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

Distinguished

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

Proficient

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

Basic

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

Non Performance

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

Criterion 6

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

Distinguished

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

Proficient

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

Basic

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

Non Performance

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