RUBRICS- ** Please note topic is Medication/Drug Errors. In addition, a Hospital Policy is required to complete assignment and has been uploaded.

CRITERIA 1

Explain the purpose of the policy in an introduction paragraph including a summary of the patient safety issue, supporting evidence, the revised PICOT question, and why it was necessary to take action.COMPETENCY

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not explain the purpose of the policy in an introduction paragraph including a summary of the patient safety issue, supporting evidence, the revised PICOT question, and why it was necessary to take action.BASICPartially explains the purpose of the policy in an introduction paragraph including a summary of the patient safety issue, some supporting evidence and a PICOT question, but may not describe why it was necessary to take action sufficiently.PROFICIENTExplains the purpose of the policy in an introduction paragraph including a summary of the patient safety issue, supporting evidence, the revised PICOT question, and why it was necessary to take action.DISTINGUISHEDExplains in a professional manner the purpose of the policy in an introduction paragraph including a summary of the patient safety issue, supporting evidence, the revised PICOT question, and why it was necessary to take action.

CRITERIA 2

Explain the population affected by the need and the scope of the problem.COMPETENCY

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not explain the population affected by the need and the scope of the problem.BASICDescribes the population affected by the need but does not explain the scope of the problem.PROFICIENTExplains the population affected by the need and the scope of the problem.DISTINGUISHEDExplains a target population to be addressed by an intervention in enough detail that the scope is clear and what population is included or excluded.

CRITERIA 3

Create a definition section that explains all industry specific roles, terms, and abbreviations used throughout the document.COMPETENCY

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not create a definition section that explains all industry specific roles, terms, and abbreviations used throughout the document.BASICDefines some industry specific roles, terms, or abbreviations used in the document, but does not create a complete section with all of the terms that need to be defined.PROFICIENTCreates a definition section that explains all industry specific roles, terms, and abbreviations used throughout the document.DISTINGUISHEDExplains all of the industry specific roles, terms, and abbreviations used throughout the document in a section and in a manner that is descriptive to non-industry personnel.

CRITERIA 4

Create a policy statement including the organization’s declaration of the plans and intentions or goal regarding the patient safety issue.COMPETENCY

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not create a policy statement including the organization’s declaration of the plans and intentions and goal regarding the patient safety issue.BASICCreates a policy statement including some of the organization’s plans and intentions regarding the patient safety issue, but not a complete plan with a goal.PROFICIENTCreates a policy statement including the organization’s declaration of the plans and intentions or goal regarding the patient safety issue.DISTINGUISHEDCreates a clear description of the policy plans and goal indicating this is a quality improvement project based on a patient safety issue based on evidenced-based practices.

CRITERIA 5

Elaborate on the plan that was outlined in the policy statement to include all participants and their responsibilities, logistical flow of procedures, and step-by-step instructions.COMPETENCY

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not elaborate on the plan that was outlined in the policy statement to include all participants and their responsibilities, logistical flow of procedures, and step-by-step instructions.BASICDescribes the plan that was outlined in the policy statement to include some participants and/or their responsibilities, a list of procedures, and some instructions, but not a thorough explanation of all the participants needed or all of the logistical steps and instructions.PROFICIENTElaborates on the plan that was outlined in the policy statement to include all participants and their responsibilities, logistical flow of procedures, and step-by-step instructions.DISTINGUISHEDProvides instructions on every logistical step of implementation including who is involved in the process, what supplies are needed, and instructions for completing each step.

CRITERIA 6

Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.COMPETENCY

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.BASICSources lack relevance or credibility, or the evidence is not persuasive or explicitly supportive of main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations.PROFICIENTSupports main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.DISTINGUISHEDSupports main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Skillfully combines virtually error-free source citations with a perceptive and coherent synthesis of the evidence.

CRITERIA 7

Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.COMPETENCY

NON_PERFORMANCEDoes not apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.BASICApplies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing incorrectly and/or inconsistently, detracting noticeably from good scholarship.PROFICIENTApplies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.DISTINGUISHEDApplies APA style and formatting to scholarly writing. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to stylistic conventions, document structure, and source attributions.

SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDBACK

Creation of Policy or Procedure