Clinical Requirement:
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Case Study Rubric
Case Study Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Points
Chief Complaint (Reason for seeking health care) - S
Includes a direct quote from patient about presenting problem
/4 pts
Demographics - S
Begins with patient initials, age, race, ethnicity and gender
(5 demographics)
/2 pts
History of the Present Illness (HPI) - S
Includes the presenting problem and the 8 dimensions of the problem
(OLD CARTS – Onset, Location, Duration, Character,
Aggravating factors, Relieving factors, Timing and Severity)
/4 pts
Allergies - S
Includes NKA (including = Drug, Environemental,
Food, Herbal, and/or Latex or if allergies are present
(reports for each severity of allergy AND description of allergy)
/2 pts
Review of Systems (ROS) - S
Includes a minimum of 3 assessments for
each body system and assesses at least 9 body
systems directed to chief complaint AND uses
the words “admits” and “denies”
/9 pts
Vital Signs - O
Includes all 8 vital signs, (BP (with patient position), HR,
RR, temperature (with Fahrenheit or Celsius and route
of temperature collection), weight, height, BMI
(or percentiles for pediatric population) and pain.)
/2 pts
Labs - O
Includes a list of the labs reviewed at the visit,
values of lab results and highlights abnormal values
OR acknowledges no labs/diagnostic tests were reviewed.
/3 pts
Medications - O
Includes a list of all of the patient reported medications and the medical
diagnosis for the medication (including name, dose, route, frequency)
/4 pts
Screenings - O
Includes an assessment of at least 5 screening tests
/3 pts
Past Medical History - O
Includes, for each medical diagnosis, year of diagnosis and whether the
diagnosis is active or current AND there is a medical diagnosis for each
medication listed under medications
/3 pts
Past Surgical History - O
Includes, for each surgical procedure, the year of procedure and the indication for the procedure
/3 pts
Family History - O
Includes an assessment of at least 4 family members regarding,
at a minimum, genetic disorders, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
/3 pts
Social History - O
Includes all 11 of the following: tobacco use, drug use, alcohol use, marital status,
employment status, current and previous occupation, sexual orientation, sexually active,
contraceptive use, and living situation.
/3 pts
Physical Examination - O
Includes a minimum of 4 assessments for each body system and assesses
at least 5 body systems directed to chief complaint
/9 pts
Diagnosis - A
Includes a clear outline of the accurate principal diagnosis AND lists
the remaining diagnoses addressed at the visit (in descending priority)
/5 pts
Differential Diagnosis - A
Includes at least 3 differential diagnoses for the principal diagnosis
/5 pts
Pharmacologic treatment plan - P
Includes a detailed pharmacologic treatment plan for each of the diagnoses
listed under “assessment”. The plan includes ALL of the following: drug name,
dose, route, frequency, duration and cost as well as education related to pharmacologic
agent. If the diagnosis is a chronic problem, student includes instructions on currently
prescribed medications as above.
/4 pts
Diagnostic/Lab Testing - P
Includes appropriate diagnostic/lab testing 100% of the time OR acknowledges
“no diagnostic testing clinically required at this time”
/5 pts
Education - P
Includes at least 3 strategies to promote and develop skills for managing their illness and at least 3 self-management methods on how to incorporate healthy behaviors into their lives.
/5 pts
Anticipatory Guidance - P
Includes at least 3 primary prevention strategies (related to age/condition
(i.e. immunizations, pediatric and pre-natal milestone anticipatory guidance))
and at least 2 secondary prevention strategies (related to age/condition (i.e. screening))
/4 pts
Follow up plan - P
Includes recommendation for follow up, including time frame (i.e. x # of days/weeks/months)
/4 pts
References
High level of APA precision
/3 pts
Grammar
Free of grammar and spelling errors
/3 pts
Incorporation of Current Practice Guidelines
Includes recommendations from at least 1 professional set of practice
guidelines (although not the current version)
/4 pts
Role of the Nurse Practitioner
Distinguished
Includes a discussion of the role of NP pertaining to the assessment, work up, collaboration and management of the case presented AND gives at least 1 example pertaining to each of the 4 areas (assessment, work up, collaboration and management).
4 pts
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