NU643 Case Study

Note: Scholarly resources are defined as evidence-based practice, peer-reviewed journals; textbook (do not rely solely on your textbook as a reference); and National Standard Guidelines. Review assignment instructions, as this will provide any additional requirements that are not specifically listed on the rubric.

Clinical Case Study – 100 Points
Criteria	Exemplary Exceeds Expectations	Advanced Meets Expectations	Intermediate Needs Improvement	Novice Inadequate	Total Points
Subjective Data	Includes all relevant subjective data necessary for differentiation of the client’s problem. Data is presented in systematic, organized manner consistently. 20 points	Includes most subjective data with omission of two minor details or one major detail. Most data is presented in systematic, organized manner. 17 points	Includes subjective data but omits four minor details or two major details. Some data is presented in a systematic, organized manner. 15 points	Omits more than four minor details or more than two major details of the subjective data. Data is not presented in a systematic, organized manner. Lacking most or all subjective data. Submits assignment late. 13 points	20
Objective Data	Objective data is complete and consistently presented in an organized manner. 20 points	Objective data is complete and presented in an organized manner most of the time. 17 points	Objective data is not complete or is not presented in an organized manner. 15 points	Objective data is not complete and is not presented in an organized manner. Lacking most or all objective data. Submits assignment late. 13 points	20
Assessment	Assessment, including differential and/or diagnosis (if appropriate), is complete and appropriate to client Diagnostics are complete and appropriate to client. 20 points	Assessment, including differential and/or diagnosis (if appropriate), is complete but some may not be appropriate for client. 17 points	Assessment, including differential and/or diagnosis (if appropriate), is not complete but is appropriate. 15 points	Assessment, including differential and/or diagnosis (if appropriate), is not complete or appropriate, or it is not evident. Submits assignment late. 13 points	20
Plan	Plan includes all relevant measures 95% to 100% Pharmacologic Non-pharmacologic Education Referral Follow-up. 20 points	Plan includes all relevant measures 89% to 94% Pharmacologic Non-Pharmacologic Education Referral Follow-up. 17 points	Plan includes four of the five relevant measures, but the four are complete. 15 points	Plan is not complete and/or covers only three relevant measures. Plan and relevant measures are not evident. Submits assignment late. 13 points	20
Professional Application	Case incorporates four evidence-based practice articles. 10 points	Case incorporates three evidence-based practice articles. 8 points	Does not include an evidence-based practice article but has two or more advanced practice articles. 7 points	Does not include evidence-based practice article but has one advanced practice article or does not include evidence-based practice article or advanced practice article. 6 points	10
Organization, APA, Grammar, and Spelling	Well organized content that is clear and concise. Correct APA formatting with no errors. The writer correctly identifies reading audience, as demonstrated by appropriate language (avoids jargon and simplifies complex concepts appropriately). There are no spelling, punctuation, or word-usage errors. 10 points	Organized content that is informative and supportive of purpose. Correct and consistent APA formatting of references, and cites all references used. No more than one to two unique APA errors. There are minimal to no grammar, punctuation, or word-usage errors. 8 points	Poor organization and flow of ideas may distract from the content. Three to four unique APA formatting errors. The writer occasionally uses awkward sentence construction or overuses/inappropriately uses complex sentence structure. Problems with word usage (evidence of incorrect use of thesaurus) and punctuation persist, often causing some difficulties with grammar. Some words, transitional phrases, and conjunctions are overused. Multiple grammar, punctuation, or word usage errors. 7 points	Illogical flow of ideas. Many APA formatting errors, or no attempt to format in APA. The writer struggles with limited vocabulary and has difficulty conveying meaning–noting just the broadest of meanings. Grammar and punctuation are consistently incorrect. Spelling errors are numerous. Submits assignment late. 6 points	10
Total Points					100