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. Education Perspectives, Journal of Professional , 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)

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