NURSE-PATIENT COMMUNICATION, INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION, AND PATIENT SAFETY

RUBRIC: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (40 pts)

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Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Accomplished Needs Improvement Not Acceptable

Introduction

(5 Points)

5 to 5 Points

 Clearly states the purpose of the paper.

 Provides a comprehensive overview of topic or questions.

 Engages the reader.

 Organized and has easy follow.

2 to 4 Points

 Overview is provided, but key points/ideas are missing.

 Purpose statement is not clear.

 Does not engage the reader.

 Somewhat disorganized but still comprehensible

0 to 1 Points

 Does not provide an overview of the paper or is

absent.

 No purpose statement.

Body

(24

Points)

Key Requirement 1 - Principles of

Communication

8 to 8 Points

 Clear definition of each of the seven principles with examples of how

three of the seven are applied to the

student's own interactions with

patients.

 Evidence of critical thinking.

4 to 7 Points

 Defines each of the seven principles, examples given are not

specific ones from practice but are

general to nursing

 Lacking organization or critical thinking

0 to 3 Points

 Does not provide definitions of each

principle,

 no examples given,

 no evidence of critical thinking.

Key Requirement 2 -

Methods of

Communication

8 to 8 Points

 Clearly defines and describes each of the three methods of

interdisciplinary communication;

 Chooses one that best applies to own practice, gives a clear

discussion of how the student uses that method.

4 to 7 Points

 Lists the three methods of interdisciplinary communication

but does not describe each in

detail;

 Does choose the one that applies

best, but discussion is disorganized.

 More detail is needed.

0 to 3 Points

 Discussion of methods of interdisciplinary

communication is weak

and disorganized;

 Example given is weak

and disorganized.

 No evidence of critical thinking.

Key Requirement 3 -

Ethical Principles and

Communication

8 to 8 Points

 Student clear defines at least four ethical principles that can be

applied to patient clinician

communication and gives clear

examples of each;

 Explains the impact of ethical communication and how patient

safety is impacted by team

communication.

 Thoughts are well organized, each topic is thoroughly addressed.

4 to 7 Points

 Student defines two to three ethical principles that can be applied to

patient clinician communication

and gives examples, but may be

missing depth;

 Touches on patient safety and impact of ethics in communication.

 Thoughts are somewhat disorganized, scattered

0 to 3 Points

 Student's writing is difficult to follow;

 Difficult to determine if all subjects have been

covered.

 No evidence of critical thinking.

Conclusion

(5 Points)

5 to 5 Points

 Summarizes paper and reflects on what the reader has learned from

the paper.

 Demonstrates persuasive thought and is well organized.

2 to 4 Points

 Merely summarizes the introduction or contains new ideas

not present in the paper contents.

 Somewhat disorganized but still comprehensible

0 to 1 Points

 Simply restates the introduction or is absent.

 Disorganized to the point of distraction.

RUBRIC: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT (40 pts)

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Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Accomplished Needs Improvement Not Acceptable

Stylistics

(6 Points)

6 to 6 Points

 APA Citations are appropriate.

 Formatted correctly.

 Reference page is complete and correctly formatted.

 At least 4 references provided: Two (2) references from required course

materials and two (2) peer-reviewed

references. *References not older than five years.

 More than 600 words excluding title and reference pages.

3 to 5 Points

 APA Citations are appropriate and formatted correctly.

 Reference page is formatted correctly.

 References are not professional or is not formatted correctly.

 Missing 1 professional reference.

 At least 600 words or more excluding title and reference pages.

0 to 2 Points

 No citations are used or citations are made but

not formatted correctly

 Reference page is missing.

 Less than 600 words excluding title and reference pages.

Peer-reviewed references include professional journals (i.e. Nursing Education Perspectives, Journal of Professional Nursing, etc. –), professional organizations (NLN, CDC, AACN, ADA, etc.) applicable to population and practice area, along with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs - National Guideline Clearinghouse). References not acceptable (not inclusive) are UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases. *All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information) Note: You will have three (3) attempts to submit a written assignment, only the final attempt will be graded. For each attempt you will receive a SafeAssign

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