Standardized Nursing Handoff Sheet For New Graduates

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CAP Instructions and Rubric

 

PAPER SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING SUB-HEADINGS

  • Introduction of topic
  • Literature review of the topic/issue
  • Literature review of the solution/interventions
  • Implementation/intervention

 

 

 

Step-by-step directions:

  1. Identify a problem, issue, concern, or area for improvement relevant to your clinical setting.
  2. Educate yourself about the importance of your topic to nursing and your particular clinical placement. Whenever possible, you will want to include facts, statistics etc. relevant to your
  3. Critically analyze the literature related to the area of concern.
  4. Identify possible solutions to the selected area of concern, based on the evidence in the literature.
  5. Review each for its strengths, weaknesses, and feasibility.
  6. Select a solution.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                      CAP Instructions and Rubric

Grading criteria for PAPER Points Comments
Introduction

·        Introduces topic and provides overview of the issue (2 pts.)

·        Discusses why this issue is pertinent to the particular unit/organization and what led student to choose the topic (2 pts.)

·        Identifies unit, manager, etc. support for the project (1 pt.)

·        Identifies how the project will specifically benefit the unit/organization (2 pts.)

  

 

 

 

/7

  
Literature review: topic/issue

·        Includes two recent articles (less than 5-7 years) from professional nursing or health sciences journals (2 pts.)

·        For each article: provides brief summary and discusses how the article is pertinent and relevant to the topic/issue (4 pts./each article=8 total)

  

 

 

/10

  
Literature review: solution/intervention

·        Includes two recent (less than 5-7 years) articles from professional nursing or health sciences journals (2 pts.)

·        For each article: provides brief summary and discusses how the article is pertinent and relevant to the solution or interventions (4 pts./each article=8 total)

·        Articles support the student’s chosen solution or intervention (2 pts.)

  

 

 

 

/12

 

  
Implementation/intervention

·        Clearly describes final project or intervention (2 pts.)

·        Outlines specific steps to implement final project/solution, including timeline for how the project could be “rolled out” (4 pts.)

·        Discusses how the project will address/improve the clinical issue (2 pts.)

·        Discusses future follow-up, evaluation, and/or measurement of the impact of the project (3 pts.)

  

 

 

/11

 

 

  
Paper mechanics

·        Incorporates required content in a 4-5-page paper (not including title page and reference page) (2 pts.)

·        Follows correct APA:

    • Proper title page (1 pt.)
    • Appropriate text spacing, font size, headings, and in-text citations (2 pts.)
    • Formatted reference page (2 pts.)

·        Writes clearly; uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation; avoids first person voice (3 pts.)

  

 

 

/10

 

  
Grading criteria for e-POSTER Points Comments
Topic/issue

·        Clearly displays the topic or issue (2 pts.)

·        Includes general information about the topic or issue

(2 pts.) *

·        Communicates specifics about why it is pertinent to the particular unit or organization (2 pts.) *

·        States institutional support (1 pt.)

*If applicable, poster uses appropriate graphic or visual which conveys national or local data, trends, organization or unit statistics, etc.

  

 

/7

  
Literature review of the topic/issue

·        Includes literature support of the topic or issue (1 pt.)

·        Summarizes most important point(s) of each article (4 pts.)

·        Clearly connects authors with literature points (1 pt.)

  

 

/6

  
Solution/intervention

·        Clearly outlines solution and presents as feasible (3 pts.)

·        Includes literature support of chosen solution (2 pt.)

·        Clearly connects authors with solution literature (1 pt.)

  

 

/6

  
Implementation

·        Identifies and explains final project and attaches a copy of “work product” (in-service handouts, pamphlet, form, pocket card, for example) (4 pts.)

·        Specifically describes how the final project would be implemented, including timeline for “roll-out” (2 pts.)

·        Describes how the impact of the project could be measured or evaluated (2)

·        Addresses the future implications of the project for the unit and/or nursing in general (2 pts.)

  

 

 

/10

  
   

 

 

 

/6

  

                                                                                                                                                                                   TOTAL           /85