Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Analyze the root
cause of a patient
safety issue or a
specific sentinel
event pertaining to
medication
administration in an
organization.
Does not identify the
root cause of a
patient safety issue
or a specific sentinel
event pertaining to
medication
administration in an
organization.
Identifies the root
cause of a patient
safety issue or a
specific sentinel event
pertaining to
medication
administration in an
organization.
Analyzes the root
cause of a patient
safety issue or a
specific sentinel
event pertaining to
medication
administration in an
organization.
Analyzes the root cause
of a patient safety issue or
a specific sentinel event
pertaining to medication
administration in an
organization, noting the
degree to which various
elements contributed to
the safety issue or
sentinel event pertaining
to medication
administration.
Apply evidence-
based and best-
practice strategies
to address the
safety issue or
sentinel event
pertaining to
medication
administration.
Does not describe
evidence-based and
best-practice
strategies pertaining
to medication
administration.
Describes evidence-
based and best-
practice strategies but
their relevance to the
safety issue or
sentinel event
pertaining to
medication
administration is
unclear.
Applies evidence-
based and best-
practice strategies
to address the
safety issue or
sentinel event
pertaining to
medication
administration.
Applies evidence-based
and best-practice
strategies to address the
safety issue or sentinel
event pertaining to
medication administration,
detailing how the
strategies will address the
safety issue or sentinel
event pertaining to
medication administration.
Create a viable,
evidence-based
safety improvement
plan for safe
medication
administration.
Does not create a
viable, evidence-
based safety
improvement plan
for safe medication
administration.
Creates a safety
improvement plan for
safe medication
administration that
lacks appropriate,
convincing evidence
of its viability.
Creates a viable,
evidence-based
safety improvement
plan for safe
medication
administration.
Creates a viable,
evidence-based safety
improvement plan for safe
medication administration
that makes explicit
reference to scholarly or
professional resources to
support the plan.
Identify existing
organizational
resources that could
be leveraged to
improve a safety
improvement plan
for safe medication
administration.
Does not identify
existing
organizational
resources that could
be leveraged to
improve a safety
improvement plan
for safe medication
administration.
Identifies existing
organizational
resources, but their
relevance and
usefulness to quality
and safety
improvement for safe
medication
administration are
unclear.
Identifies existing
organizational
resources that could
be leveraged to
improve a safety
improvement plan
for safe medication
administration.
Identifies existing
organizational resources
that could be leveraged to
improve a safety
improvement plan for safe
medication administration,
prioritizing them according
to potential impact.
Organize content so
ideas flow logically
with smooth
transitions; contains
few errors in
grammar or
punctuation, word
choice, and spelling.
Does not organize
content for ideas.
Lacks logical flow
and smooth
transitions.
Organizes content
with some logical flow
and smooth
transitions. Contain
errors in grammar or
punctuation, word
choice, and spelling.
Organizes content
so ideas flow
logically with
smooth transitions;
contains few errors
in grammar or
punctuation, word
choice, and spelling.
Organizes content with a
clear purpose. Content
flows logically with
smooth transitions using
coherent paragraphs,
correct grammar or
punctuation, word choice,
and free of spelling errors.
Apply APA
formatting to in-text
citations and
references
exhibiting nearly
Does not apply APA
formatting to
headings, in-text
citations, and
references. Does
Applies APA
formatting to in-text
citations, headings
and references
incorrectly or
Applies APA
formatting to in-text
citations and
references
exhibiting nearly
Exhibits strict and flawless
adherence to APA
formatting of headings, in-
text citations, and
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CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
flawless adherence
to APA format.
not use quotes or
paraphrase
correctly.
inconsistently,
detracting noticeably
from the content.
Inconsistently uses
headings, quotes or
paraphrasing.
flawless adherence
to APA format.
references. Quotes and
paraphrases correctly.
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