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Scoring Guide

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Criterion 1

Define nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist, highlighting the contributions of an influential nurse informaticist. 

Distinguished

Defines nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist, highlighting the contributions of an influential nurse informaticist. References current data, evidence, or standards to support and refine definition.

Proficient

Defines nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist, highlighting the contributions of an influential nurse informaticist. 

Basic

Defines nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist, but without highlighting the contributions of an influential nurse informaticist.

Non Performance

Does not define nursing informatics and the role of the nurse informaticist or highlight the contributions of an influential nurse informaticist. 

Criterion 2

Explain how the nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care. 

Distinguished

Explains how the nurse informaticist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care. Makes explicit reference to scholarly or professional resources to support explanation.

Proficient

Explains how the nurse informaticist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care. 

Basic

Identifies but does not explain how the nurse informaticist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care.

Non Performance

Does not explain how the nurse informaticist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, including technologists, to improve the quality of patient care.

Criterion 3

Explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality).

Distinguished

Explains evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality), with reference to specific data, evidence, or standards to support the explanation.

Proficient

Explains evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality). 

Basic

Describes but does not explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality).

Non Performance

Does not explain evidence-based strategies that the nurse informaticist and interdisciplinary team can use to effectively manage patients’ protected health information (privacy, security, and confidentiality).

Criterion 4

Explain the impact of full nurse engagement in health care technology, including the opportunities and challenges.

Distinguished

Explains the impact of full nurse engagement in health care technology, including the opportunities and challenges. Provides specific examples.

Proficient

Explains the impact of full nurse engagement in health care technology, including the opportunities and challenges.

Basic

Explains some of the impact of full nurse engagement in health care technology, though the explanation may not include the impact to patient care, workflow, costs, opportunities or challenges.

Non Performance

Does not explain the impact of full nurse engagement in health care technology, including the opportunities and challenges.

Criterion 5

Justify the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.

Distinguished

Justifies the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization and references relevant and timely scholarly or professional resources to support the justification.

Proficient

Justifies the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.

Basic

Proposes but does not justify the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.

Non Performance

Does not justify the need for a nurse informaticist in a health care organization.

Criterion 6

Follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.

Distinguished

Follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references with flawless precision and accuracy.

Proficient

Follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.

Basic

Partially follows APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.

Non Performance

Does not follow APA style and formatting guidelines for citations and references.

Criterion 7

Create a clear, well-organized, and professional proposal that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Distinguished

Creates a clear, comprehensive, well-organized, and professional proposal that is error-free in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Proficient

Creates a clear, well-organized, and professional proposal that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Basic

Creates a proposal that lacks clarity and/or has errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Non Performance

Does not create a clear, well-organized, and professional proposal that is generally free from errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.