| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| NRS-433V | NRS-433V-O501 | PICOT Question and Literature Search | 120.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | Unsatisfactory (0.00%) | Less than Satisfactory (75.00%) | Satisfactory (83.00%) | Good (94.00%) | Excellent (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 80.0% |
| Nursing Practice Problem and PICOT Statement | 20.0% | A nursing practice problem is not clearly described and/or a PICOT statement is not included. | PICOT statement describes a nursing practice problem but lacks reliable sources. | PICOT statement describes a nursing practice problem and includes a few reliable sources. | PICOT statement articulates a nursing practice problem using supporting information from reliable sources. | PICOT statement clearly articulates a nursing practice problem using substantial supporting information from numerous reliable sources. |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Research Requirements: At least six references with the abstracts of research studies focus on a selected nursing practice problem. | 60.0% | Research articles that address the selected nursing practice problem are not identified. | Fewer than six articles that address a selected nursing practice problem are listed in the literature search, but two or more are not research studies. Abstracts are incomplete. | Six articles that address a selected nursing practice problem are listed in the literature search, but two are not research studies. Abstracts are partially complete. | Six articles that address a selected nursing practice problem are listed in the literature search, but one is not a research study. Abstracts are mostly complete. | Six articles that address a selected nursing practice problem are listed in the literature search and include abstracts. |
| Organization and Effectiveness | 10.0% |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 10.0% | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, or word choice are present. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. | Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
| Format | 10.0% |
| Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 10.0% | Sources are not documented. | Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. | Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. | Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |