Identifies the nursing problem and states the clinical question in PICO(T) format
Identifies the nursing problem and states the clinical question in PICO(T) format. 10%
10 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and concepts are fully developed and correct. Content is well organized. Earns 10%
9 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment but lacks full development of concepts. Content is logically organized. Earns 9%
8 points
Answers correctly address all but one of the required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/ or lacks full development of concepts and/or content is not logically organized Earns 8%
7 points
Answers correctly address all but two required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/or the discussion is superficial and/or there is no clear or logical organizational structure – just lots of facts. Earns 7%
0 points
Answers correctly address all but three or more required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment. OR Does not address OR Submits more than 72 hours after the due date and time. Earns 0%
Searches for and collects the evidence 15%
15 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and concepts are fully developed and correct. Content is well organized. Earns 15%
13.5 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment but lacks full development of concepts. Content is logically organized. Earns 13.5%
12 points
Answers correctly address all but one of the required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/ or lacks full development of concepts and/or content is not logically organized. Earns 12%
10.5 points
Answers correctly address all but two required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/or the discussion is superficial and/or there is no clear or logical organizational structure – just lots of facts. Earns 10.5%
0 points
Answers correctly address all but three or more required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment. OR Does not address or submits more than 72 hours after the due date and time. Earns 0%
Critically appraises the evidence 30%
30 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and concepts are fully developed and correct. Content is well organized.
Earns 30%
27 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment but lacks full development of concepts. Content is logically organized. Earns 27%
24 points
Answers correctly address all but one of the required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/ or lacks full development of concepts and/or content is not logically organized Earns 24%
21 points
Answers correctly address all but two required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/or the discussion is superficial and/or there is no clear or logical organizational structure – just lots of facts. Earns 21%
0 points
Answers correctly address all but three or more required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment.
OR Does not address or submits more than 72 hours after the due date and time. Earns 0%
Translates/ integrates evidence into Practice Recommendation and plans for implementation of recommendation. 25%
25 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and concepts are fully developed and correct. Content is well organized. Earns 25%
22.5 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment but lacks full development of concepts. Content is logically organized. Earns 22.5%
20 points
Answers correctly address all but one of the required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/ or lacks full development of concepts and/or content is not logically organized Earns 20%
17.5 points
Answers correctly address all but two required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/or the discussion is superficial and/or there is no clear or logical organizational structure – just lots of facts. Earns 17.5%
0 points
Answers correctly address all but three or more required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment. OR Does not address or submits more than 72 hours after the due date and time. Earns 0%
Plans evaluation and dissemination 10%
10 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and concepts are fully developed and correct. Content is well organized. Earns 10%
9 points
Answers correctly address all required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment but lacks full development of concepts. Content is logically organized. Earns 9%
8 points
Answers correctly address all but one of the required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/ or lacks full development of concepts and/or content is not logically organized Earns 8%
7 points
Answers correctly address all but two required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment and/or the discussion is superficial and/or there is no clear or logical organizational structure – just lots of facts. Earns 7%
0 points
Answers correctly address all but three or more required elements as listed in the instructions for the assignment. OR Does not address or submits more than 72 hours after the due date and time. Earns 0%
Criteria for Section VIII Grammar/ Spelling/References- APA Citations 5%
5 points
Submission is free of grammatical, spelling and/or punctuation errors. Earns 5%
4.4 points
Submission is relatively free of grammatical and/or spelling/APA errors (less than 2) Earns 4.5%
4 points
Submission contains 2 grammatical, spelling, and/or APA errors Earns 4%
3.5 points
Submission contains 3 grammatical or spelling errors and/or contains 3 APA errors. Earns 3.5%
0 points
Submission contains 4 or more grammatical and/or 4 or more APA errors. OR Submits more than 72 hours after the due date and time. Earns 0%