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XI3005: Ethical & Legal Considerations: Analyze use of communication technologies to deliver patient care in accordance with ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards and workplace policies.
Assessment Rubric Rubric Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations Module 1: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) What was the breach? Who was involved? What was the outcome? What policies exist in your workplace to prevent a privacy breach? (Including HIPAA)
Learning Objective 1.1: Provide an example of a privacy breach, including parties involved, the outcome, and relevant policies related to privacy at the organization in which the breach occurred
Response provides a fully developed description of the privacy breach, including parties involved, the outcome, and relevant policies related to privacy at the organization in which the breach occurred.
Response provides an adequately developed description of the privacy breach, including parties involved, the outcome, and relevant policies related to privacy at the organization in which the breach occurred.
Response does not provide an adequate description of the privacy breach, including parties involved, the outcome, and relevant policies related to privacy at the organization in which the breach occurred.
Module 2: Ethics, Patient Privacy, and Confidentiality What are the legal and ethical implications of this breach? Be specific and include details.
Learning Objective 2.1: Explain the legal and ethical implications of a breach
Response provides a fully developed explanation of legal and ethical implications of the breach.
Response provides an adequately developed explanation of legal and ethical implications of the breach.
Response does not provide an adequate explanation of legal and ethical implications of the breach.
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Rubric Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations
related to the privacy of health information Identify risks associated with using information technologies in nursing practice. Learning Objective 2.2: Assess common privacy risks associated with using information and communication technologies
Response provides a fully developed description of the risks associated with using information technologies based on the learning resources for this module.
Response provides an adequately developed description of the risks associated with using information technologies based on the learning resources for this module.
Response does not provide an adequate description of the risks associated with using information technologies based on the learning resources for this module.
Explain how, as a nurse, you will comply with ethical principles and privacy laws to protect patient privacy. Learning Objective 2.3: Explain personal compliance with legal and regulatory requirements while using communication and information technologies in nursing practice
Response provides a fully developed explanation of how as a nurse, student will comply with ethical principles and privacy laws to protect patient privacy.
Response provides an adequately explanation of how as a nurse, student will comply with ethical principles and privacy laws to protect patient privacy.
Response does not provide an adequate explanation of how as a nurse, student will comply with ethical principles and privacy laws to protect patient privacy.
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Professional Writing Skills
Professional Writing Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations
Context, Organization, Audience, Purpose, Tone, Style, Clarity, Flow
Demonstrates full awareness of writing context, audience, and purpose. Content is consistently clear, logical, and well- organized with appropriate sentence and paragraph structure. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free of bias. Style is consistently appropriate for a professional setting/workplace context. Free of spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors.
Demonstrates some awareness of writing context, audience, and purpose. Content is mostly clear, logical, and well-organized with adequate sentence and paragraph structure. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free of bias. Style is mostly appropriate for a professional setting/workplace context. Contains few spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors.
Demonstrates minimal awareness of writing context, audience, and purpose. Content lacks clarity, logic, and/or discernible organization; does not use proper sentence and paragraph structure. Tone is not professional/scholarly and/or contains bias. Style is inconsistent with a professional setting/workplace context. Contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors.
Originality, Source Credibility, and Attribution of Ideas
Writing fully reflects original thought and paraphrasing and adheres to reference requirements, including the use of
Writing adequately reflects original thought and paraphrasing and adheres to reference requirements, including the use of
Writing does not reflect original thought and paraphrasing and does not adhere to reference requirements, including the
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Professional Writing Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations
credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
use of credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
Assessment Rubric
Professional Writing Skills