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EBP project group nursing project, synthesizing results from a literature review to create best practice recommendations Rubric Code: T6968B By sandi9rn Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Nursing Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Basic design elements Parts of the paper that are structure based or elementary
	Excellent 9 pts	Good 7 pts	Fair 5 pts	Poor 3 pts
Intro, conclusion, & PICO statement	Excellent Clear, concise, gives clear picture of purpose of the paper. Discussion of relevance to nursing. PICO well defined. Conclusions well supported by the findings	Good Clear language for depiction of paper, purpose, PICO well defined. Conclusions supported in the report.	Fair Poorly described purpose and little disclosure of contents of paper. Some elements of PICO poorly operationalized. Conclusion unsupported.	Poor No defined purpose. Elements within paper not discussed leaving reader confused. PICO muddled, elements missing or poorly narrowed. Conclusion unsupported.
Sources	Excellent All primary sources. All sources from top 3 tiers of hierarchy with majority from the first level.	Good All primary sources. Majority of sources from top tier of hierarchy	Fair Few secondary sources. Some sources from lower tier of hierarchy.	Poor Few secondary sources. No sources form the top four tiers of hierarchy
Evidence table/representation Need quick glance comparison of the material with so many listed studies.	Excellent Graphical depiction clear and easily legible. Comparison of data logical. Appropriate citations maintained	Good Layout of source information is neat and legible. Appropriate citation.	Fair Some layout or legibility errors.	Poor No graphical representation of source data.
APA style	Excellent No APA style errors including title page, running head, section titles, references, in-text citations, and abbreviations. All citations match references.	Good Few (one per page, or less) errors in style. All citations match references.	Fair Two to three style errors per page. Repetition of the same error, even in different ways. All citations match references.	Poor Many style errors in the paper interfering with readability. Citations and references do not match. Errors of this level can be confused with plagiarism.
Grammar and Construction Well organized, easy to follow, no awkward transitions. Make the paper easy to read.	Excellent Clear, and succinct. Pronouns, modifiers, parallel construction, and non-sexist language are appropriate.	Good Writing is clear and succinct. Minor issues with pronoun agreement, verb tenses. No misspelled words.	Fair Writing is generally clear, but unnecessary words are occasionally used. Meaning is sometimes hidden. Paragraph or sentence structure is repetitive.	Poor It is hard to know what the writer is trying to express. Writing is convoluted. Misspelled words, incorrect grammar, and improper punctuation are evident.
Analysis Section Parts of the project that involve critical thinking and evaluation
	Excellent Every element is met. 15 pts	Average Meeting most of standard with minimal errors 12 pts	Fair Meeting a portion of standard or guideline 9 pts	Poor Failing to meet minimum standards 5 pts
Relevance to practice	Excellent Well described. Scenario and application of practice element are compelling.	Average Relevance to practice and appropriate setting are described.	Fair Practice or role effected by the element of discovery are described, but need for further study is not compelling.	Poor Poorly described, leaving reader to wonder why the writer has bothered to review the data.
Search/inclusion process	Excellent Key words, databases, and study selection process and criteria are readily outlined	Average Key words, databases, and study selection process and criteria are somewhat outlined	Fair Search and selection process somewhat obscured. Some elements missing.	Poor Poor or no description of this process.
Critique of studies Note: lit. critique is given equal weight to other elements of the project.	Excellent Systematic and complete. Goes from topic to topic rather than study to study.	Average Systematic, but some elements missing or incomplete. Goes from topic to topic rather than study to study.	Fair Incomplete and somewhat erratic. Follows no prescribed format.	Poor Poor analysis of presented studies.
Synthesis of findings Discuss the overall theme of the bulk of the evidence.	Excellent Aptly summarized. Evaluation of the overall findings and any descriptive statistics provided. Correct assessment given about testing of assumptions.	Average All pieces are there but not completely supported with examples from the articles AND material learned in class about the methods.	Fair Stated but not well supported. Possibly misinterpreted, error in assumptions.	Poor No evaluation of analysis is given OR it is incorrect OR not supported with evidence from the source material.
Recommendations for practice A valid conclusion may also be NO consensus for practice or change.	Excellent Enough support is found to change or support continued practice.	Average Recommendation for practice based on weak data.	Fair Recommendation made by author is not supported by information given in the document.	Poor No recommendation is described.

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