Leadership in Program Planning Scoring Guide Grading Rubric | ||||
Criteria | Non-performance | Basic | Proficient | Distinguished |
Describe a wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs. 15% |
Does not describe a wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs. | Gives basic information on the program description and minimally describes how it will involve patients in the management of their individual health care needs. | Describes a wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs. | Describes a high quality wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs and integrates additional information and material. |
Provide evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program. 15% |
Does not provide evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program. | Provides minimal evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program. | Provides evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program. | Provides evidence that strongly supports the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program and covers all major points using credible sources other than the course readings. |
Define the target population for a wellness and prevention program. 10% |
Does not define the target population for a wellness and prevention program. | Partially defines the target population for a wellness and prevention program. | Defines the target population for a wellness and prevention program. | Completely defines the target population for a wellness and prevention program, including relevant examples. |
Plan a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices. 15% |
Does not plan a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices. | Partially incorporates current research and evidence-based practices in the program plan. | Plans a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices. | Plans a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices and includes research and evidence for all aspects of key points. |
Describe the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program. 15% |
Does not describe the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program. | Partially describes the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program. | Describes the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program. | Describes the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program, identifying multiple opportunities for collaboration. |
Identify strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program. 15% |
Does not identify strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program. | Identifies strategies that are insufficient or not appropriate for the proposed program. | Identifies strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program. | Identifies strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program, citing literature to support the use of the tools or strategies. |
Apply APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. 10% |
Does not apply APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. | Partially applies APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. | Applies APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. | Applies APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, with no errors. |
Correctly format citations using APA style. 5% |
Does not format citations using APA style. | Partially formats citations using APA style. | Correctly formats citations using APA style. | Correctly formats citations using APA style, with no errors. |
Leadership in Program Planning
As a nurse who is involved as a leader, you may be in a position to develop and implement wellness and prevention programs, disease management programs, or quality management programs. Such program development can enable the nurse leader to foster a proactive approach that involves the patient in the management of her individual health care needs. By utilizing a self-health-care approach, the goal is for the patient to have a better understanding of matters relating to his health, to maintain a more active lifestyle, and to have mental well-being.
Your assignment this week is to demonstrate your leadership ability by planning one of the following programs, to be implemented in either your workplace or somewhere within your community:
Write up your chosen program idea in a formal APA paper with a title page (see page 23 in your APA Manual) and references (no abstract required). The paper should include: