tCriteriaRatingsPtsHistory of present illness (HPI) and Admitting Diagnosis
1 pts
Proficient
Explains 1) HPI and 2) admitting pathophysiology in detail with clear and accurate and in-depth understanding of chief complaint. 3) Evidence-based rationales clearly and accurately support the HPI.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
Explains 1) HPI and 2) admitting pathophysiology in some detail with adequate understanding of chief complaint. 3) Evidence-based rationales adequately support the HPI.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
Explains 1) HPI and 2) admitting pathophysiology in limited detail with limited understanding of chief complaint. 3) Evidence-based rationales vaguely support the HPI or are not present.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to explain 1) HPI or 2) admitting pathophysiology with poor understanding of chief complaint. 3) Evidence-based rationales do not support the HPI or are not present.
/ 1 pts
Pathophysiology of past medical/surgical/social histories
1 pts
Proficient
Includes 1) all past medical, surgical, and social history detailed with 2) full explanation of pathophysiology for each diagnosis. 3) Thoroughly describes potential complications for each diagnosis and the indications for surgery. 4) Clearly and accurately relates the client’s past history and current signs/symptoms with evidence-based citations.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
Includes 1) most past medical, surgical, and social history detailed with 2) partial explanation of pathophysiology for each diagnosis. 3) Adequately describes potential complications for each diagnosis and the indications for surgery. 4) Adequately associates specific details related to the client’s history and signs/symptoms with evidence-based citations.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
Includes 1) some past medical, surgical, and social history detailed with 2) minimal explanation of pathophysiology for each diagnosis. 3) Vaguely describes potential complications for each diagnosis and the indications for surgery. 4) Vaguely associates specific details related to the client’s history and signs/symptoms with limited to no evidence- based citations.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
No 1) past medical, surgical, or social history or given without 2) explanation or pathophysiology. 3) Does not describe potential complications for each diagnosis or the indications for surgery. 4) Does not associate specific details related to the client’s history and signs/symptoms with limited to no evidence- based citations.
/ 1 pts
Social Determinants of Health
0.5 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) describes socioeconomic and psychosocial background in detail 2) with evidence-based citations to support social determinants of health. 3) Identifies at least 3 or more psychosocial concerns with interventions/ recommendations.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
Adequately 1) describes socioeconomic and psychosocial background in detail 2) with evidence-based citations to support social determinants of health. 3) Identifies at least 2 psychosocial concerns with interventions/ recommendations.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely 1) describes socioeconomic and psychosocial background in detail 2) with limited to no evidence-based citations to support social determinants of health. 3) Identifies at least 1 psychosocial concern with interventions/recommendations.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) describe socioeconomic and psychosocial background 2) with limited to no evidence- based citations or social determinants of health. 3) Identifies no psychosocial concerns or interventions/ recommendations.
/ 0.5 pts
Eriksons Developmental Stages
0.5 pts
Proficient
1) Identifies and 2) defines correct stage 3) with examples of meeting/not meeting tasks 4) supported by evidenced-based citations.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
1) Identifies and 2) defines correct stage 3) with vague examples of meeting/not meeting tasks 4) supported by evidenced citations.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
1) Identifies correct stage 2) without adequate definition and 3) without examples of meeting or not meeting tasks. 4) No citations
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
1) Identifies incorrect stage 2) without definition or 3) without examples of meeting/not meeting tasks 4) without citations.
/ 0.5 pts
Teaching Assessment & Client Education
0.5 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) identifies areas of instructional needs, 2) learning preference, and 3) learning barriers. 4) Provides clear and concise client education related to their condition that will aid in health promotion, health maintenance and self-care activities. 5) Client education is supported by evidence-based practice.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
Adequately 1) identifies areas of instructional needs, 2) learning preference and 3) learning barriers. 4) Provides adequate client education related to their condition that aids in health promotion, health maintenance and self-care activities. 5) Client education is supported by evidence-based practice.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely 1) identifies areas of instructional needs, 2) learning preference and 3) learning barriers. 4) Provides minimal and vague client education that will aid in health promotion, health maintenance and self-care activities. 5) Client education is supported by evidence-based practice.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) identify areas of instructional needs, 2) learning preference and 3) learning barriers. 4) Does not provide client education that will aid in health promotion, health maintenance and self-care activities. 5) Client education is not supported by evidence-based practice.
/ 0.5 pts
Interprofessional Consults and Multidisciplinary Plan
0.5 pts
Proficient
1) Lists at least 3 appropriate collaborative issues/concerns. 2) Identifies 3 interdisciplinary consults to support patient well-being. 3) Evidence- based rationales demonstrate clear and accurate understanding of consults and interventions.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
1) Lists at least 2 appropriate collaborative issues/concerns. 2) Identifies 2 interdisciplinary consults to support patient well-being. 3) Evidence- based rationales demonstrate adequate understanding of consults and interventions.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
1) Lists at least 1 appropriate collaborative issue/concern. 2) Identifies 1 interdisciplinary consult to support patient well-being. 3) Evidence-based rationales demonstrate vague understanding of consults and interventions or may be missing.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
1) Fails to list collaborative issues/concerns or lists issues/concerns that are inappropriate. 2) No interdisciplinary consults identified. 3) Evidence- based rationales demonstrate unsatisfactory understanding of consults and interventions or may be missing.
/ 0.5 pts
Discharge Planning
0.5 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) describes issues/concerns related to discharge planning 2) with evidence-based rationales.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
Adequately 1) describes issues/concerns related to discharge planning 2) with evidence- based rationales.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely 1) describes issues/concerns related to discharge planning 2) with limited to no evidence-based rationales.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) describe issues/concerns related to discharge planning 2) with limited to no evidence-based rationales.
/ 0.5 pts
Labs
0.5 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) identifies admission and current pertinent laboratory tests with applicable indications, 2) addresses abnormal values, and 3) recognizes trends related to a clients disease process 4) with evidence-based rationales.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
Adequately 1) identifies pertinent laboratory tests with applicable indications, 2) addresses abnormal values, and 3) recognizes trends related to a clients disease process 4) with evidence- based rationales.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely 1) identifies pertinent laboratory tests with applicable indications, 2) addresses abnormal values, and 3) recognizes trends related to a clients disease process 4) with limited to evidence-based rationales.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) identify pertinent laboratory tests with applicable indications, 2) address abnormal values, or 3) recognize trends related to a clients disease process 5) with limited to no evidence-based rationales.
/ 0.5 pts
Diagnostics/procedures
0.5 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) describes the clients diagnostic criteria and indications 2) with evidence- based rationales that clearly support the chief complaint and presenting signs/symptoms.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
Adequately 1) describes the clients diagnostic criteria and indications 2) with evidence-based rationales that adequately support the chief complaint and presenting signs/symptoms.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely 1) describes the clients diagnostic criteria and indications 2) with limited to no rationales which vaguely support the identified chief complaint and presenting signs/symptoms.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) describe the clients diagnostic criteria and indications 2) with limited to no rationales and does not support the identified chief complaint and presenting signs/symptoms.
/ 0.5 pts
Medications
1 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) identifies all components of the medication list, including name, class, route, dose, frequency, mechanism of action, applicable indication(s), side and adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations relevant to the clients current health condition, 2) with evidence-based citations.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
Adequately 1) identifies some components of the medication list, including name, class, route, dose, frequency, mechanism of action, applicable indication(s), side and adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations relevant to the client, 2) with evidence-based citations.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely 1) identifies few components of the medication list, including name, class, route, dose, frequency, mechanism of action, applicable indication(s), side and adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations relevant to the client, 2) with limited to no evidence-based citations.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) identify all components of the medication list, including name, class, route, dose, frequency, mechanism of action, applicable indication(s), side and adverse effects, interactions, and nursing considerations relevant to the client, 2) with limited to no evidence-based citations.
/ 1 pts
Assessment & Review of Systems
1 pts
Proficient
1) Documents thorough Head-to-Toe physical assessment with relevant information to the patient/client as performed by the student. 2) Utilizes an organized format and appropriate terms to describe both normal and abnormal assessment findings.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
1) Documents Head-to-Toe physical assessment with more than 75% relevant information to the patient/client as performed by the student. 2) Utilizes an organized format and appropriate terms to describe both normal and abnormal assessment findings.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
1) Documents full Head-to-Toe physical assessment with approx. 50% -75% relevant information to the patient/client as performed by the student. 2) Format may be moderately disorganized with mostly appropriate terms to describe both normal and abnormal assessment findings.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
1) Documents full Head-to-Toe physical assessment with less than 50% relevant information to the patient/client missing information – as performed by the student. 2) Format is mostly disorganized and may be lacking appropriate terms to describe both normal and abnormal assessment findings.
/ 1 pts
Recognition of cues (Assessment)
1 pts
Proficient
Identifies all imperative cues taken from the environment, patient assessment/observation, medical record, other resources, time pressures, task complexity, and cultural considerations. Minimum of 15 cues required.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
Identifies most imperative assessment cues. Some cues are relevant. cues taken from the environment, patient assessment/observation, medical record, other resources, time pressures, task complexity, and cultural considerations. Less than 15 cues.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
Identifies some assessment cues. Few cues are relevant. cues taken from the environment, patient assessment/observation, medical record, other resources, time pressures, task complexity, and cultural considerations. Less than 10 cues.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to identify imperative assessment cues. Cues are not relevant. Less than 5 cues.
/ 1 pts
Analysis of cues (Analysis)
1 pts
Proficient
1) Links and clusters recognized cues to the client’s clinical presentation. Accurately 2) establishes prioritized client needs based off the patients clinical presentation. Clearly and accurately clusters cues to establish probable patient needs, concerns, or problems.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
1) Links and clusters recognized cues to the client’s clinical presentation. Adequately 2) establishes prioritized client needs based off the patients clinical presentation. Clearly and accurately clusters cues to establish probable patient needs, concerns, or problems.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
Does not 1) link and cluster recognized cues to the client’s clinical presentation. Vaguely 2) establishes prioritized client needs based off the patients clinical presentation. Clearly and accurately clusters cues to establish probable patient needs, concerns, or problems.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) analyze cues or does not support the prioritized client needs and plan of care. 2) Fails to link and cluster cues to a patients clinical presentation in establishing probable patient needs, concerns, or problems.
/ 1 pts
Prioritization of hypotheses (Analyze)
1 pts
Proficient
1) Establishes 4 priorities of care based on the client’s health problems (i.e., environmental factors, risk assessment, urgency, signs/symptoms, diagnostic tests, lab values). 2) The clinical decision is clear, accurate, and presents correlation from the recognized cues. 3) Identifies the framework used to identify priority order (ABCs, Maslow, safety, acute v chronic, unstable v stable, urgent v non-urgent).
0.75 pts
Acceptable
1) Establishes 3 priorities of care based on the client’s health problems (i.e., environmental factors, risk assessment, urgency, signs/symptoms, diagnostic tests, lab values). 2) The clinical decision is mostly clear, accurate, and presents correlation from the recognized cues. 3) Identifies the framework used to identify priority order (ABCs, Maslow, safety, acute v chronic, unstable v stable, urgent v non-urgent).
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
1) Establishes 2 or less priorities of care based on the client’s health problems (i.e., environmental factors, risk assessment, urgency, signs/symptoms, diagnostic tests, lab values). 2) The clinical decision is vague or incorrect, and presents little correlation from the recognized cues. 3) Identifies the framework used to identify priority order (ABCs, Maslow, safety, acute v chronic, unstable v stable, urgent v non-urgent).
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
1) Fails to establish priorities of care based on the client’s health problems (i.e., environmental factors, risk assessment, urgency, signs/symptoms, diagnostic tests, lab values). 2) Fails to identify clinical decisions with no correlation from the recognized cues. 3) Does not identify the framework used to identify priority order (ABCs, Maslow, safety, acute v chronic, unstable v stable, urgent v non-urgent).
/ 1 pts
Generation of solutions (Planning)
2 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) establishes one expected outcome to address each hypothesis that can be achieved with nursing assistance to ensure a clients needs are met. Outcomes are specific, measurable, realistically attainable, and appropriately timed. 2) Identifies 4 solutions for each outcome supported by evidence-based practice. Clearly and accurately identifies at least 16 solutions that are independent nursing interventions supported by scientific rationale and evidence-based practice.
1.5 pts
Acceptable
Adequately and accurately 1) establishes one expected outcome to address each hypothesis that can be achieved with nursing assistance to ensure a clients needs are met. Outcomes are mostly specific, measurable, realistically attainable, and appropriately timed. 2) Identifies 3 solutions for each outcome supported by evidence-based practice. Clearly and accurately identifies at least 12 solutions that are independent nursing interventions supported by scientific rationale and evidence-based practice.
1 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely and accurately 1) establishes one expected outcome to address each hypothesis that can be achieved with nursing assistance to ensure a clients needs are met. Outcomes are somewhat specific, measurable, realistically attainable, and appropriately timed. 2) Identifies 2 solutions for each outcome supported by evidence-based practice. Clearly and accurately identifies at least 8 solutions that are independent nursing interventions supported by scientific rationale and evidence-based practice.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) establish one expected outcome to address each hypothesis that can be achieved with nursing assistance to ensure a clients needs are met. Outcomes are not specific, measurable, realistically attainable, and appropriately timed. 2) Identifies no solutions for each outcome supported by evidence-based practice. Clearly and accurately identifies at least 4 solutions that are independent nursing interventions supported by scientific rationale and evidence-based practice.
/ 2 pts
Take actions (Implementation)
1 pts
Proficient
1) Implements appropriate interventions in priority order based on nursing knowledge, priorities of care, and planned outcomes to promote, maintain, or restore a client’s health. 2) Nursing actions are always aimed at the expected outcomes and directed at the stated health deviation based on the nursing assessment and Eriksons stages of development.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
1) Implements adequate interventions in priority order based on nursing knowledge, priorities of care, and planned outcomes to promote, maintain, or restore a client’s health. 2) Nursing actions are aimed at the expected outcomes and directed at the stated health deviation based on the nursing assessment and Eriksons stages of development.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
1) Implements vague interventions that are not prioritized based on nursing knowledge, priorities of care, and planned outcomes to promote, maintain, or restore a client’s health. 2) Nursing actions are vaguely aimed at the expected outcomes and are directed at the stated health deviation based on the nursing assessment and Eriksons stages of development.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Does not 1) implement appropriate interventions in priority order based on nursing knowledge, priorities of care, and planned outcomes to promote, maintain, or restore a client’s health. 2) Nursing actions do not address expected outcomes and are not directed at the stated health deviation based on the nursing assessment and Eriksons stages of development.
/ 1 pts
Evaluate Outcomes (Evaluation)
1 pts
Proficient
Clearly and accurately 1) identifies criteria for evaluation, effectiveness of interventions, and measurement of goal completion. 2) Evaluation is clearly and accurately linked to the generated solutions and overall plan of care. 3) Modifies, revises, and recommends alternative solutions with evidence-based citations as applicable.
0.75 pts
Acceptable
Adequately 1) identifies criteria for evaluation, effectiveness of interventions, and measurement of goal completion. 2) Evaluation is adequately linked to the generated solutions and overall plan of care. 3) Modifies, revises, and recommends alternative solutions with evidence-based citations as applicable.
0.5 pts
Needs Improvement
Vaguely 1) identifies criteria for evaluation, effectiveness of interventions, and measurement of goal completion. 2) Evaluation is vaguely linked with generated solutions and overall plan of care. 3) May or may not modify, revise, or recommend alternative solutions with limited to no evidence-based citations as applicable.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
Fails to 1) identify criteria for evaluation, effectiveness of interventions, and measurement of goal completion. 2) Evaluation is not linked with generated solutions and overall plan of care. 3) Does not modify, revise, or recommend alternative solutions with limited to no evidence- based citations as applicable.
/ 1 pts
General Organization
0.5 pts
Proficient
1) Clear and accurate APA format. 2) Concisely appropriate citations and references. 3) No spelling or grammar errors.
0.35 pts
Acceptable
1) Adequate APA format. 2) Adequate appropriate citations and references. 3) Few spelling or grammar errors.
0.2 pts
Needs Improvement
1) Inadequate APA format. 2) Inappropriate citations and references. 3) Some spelling or grammar errors.
0 pts
Unsatisfactory
1) Fails to utilize APA format. 2) No appropriate citations and references. 3) Many spelling or grammar errors.
/ 0.5 pts
Total Points: 0
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