Distinguished - Accurately selects the precise team members to accomplish the goal. Team members are well defined (who, where they work, what they do). Provides detailed and well supported justification for why each team member was selected.

Proficient - Adequately selects team members to accomplish goal. Each team member is defined (who, what, where). Provides justification for team member selection. Some relevant details are missing.

Basic -Selects team members to accomplish goal. Team members are identified, but not defined. Justification for team member selection is not clear or lacks detail.

Below Expectations -Attempts to select team members to accomplish goal; however, they are not defined and inaccurate and/or incomplete justification is given for selection.

Non-Performance - Team members are either not identified or this portion lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished -Thoroughly and comprehensively describes the steps that can be used for open communication. Clearly and accurately describes potential dynamics that would interfere with open communication.

Proficient - Describes the steps that can be used for open communication. Describes some potential dynamics that would interfere with open communication. Relevant details may be missing.

Basic -Minimally describes steps that can be used to foster open communication, but more detail is needed for clear understanding. Briefly discusses potential dynamics that would interfere with open communication. Many relevant details may be missing.

Below Expectations-Steps are identified, but are not clear on how they foster communication. Discussion of potential dynamics that would interfere with open communication is unclear and/or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The steps are either nonexistent or this portion of the assignment lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Describes two or more feasible and entirely accurate quality improvement tools/strategies that could be used to address wrong-site surgery. Provides detailed reasoning for selection. Tools/strategies are supported with substantial evidence from the text and scholarly sources.

Proficient - Describes two quality improvement tools/strategies. Provides reasoning for selection. Tools/strategies are supported by text or scholarly sources. Some relevant details may be missing.

Basic - Two quality improvement tools/strategies are described, but reasoning may be incomplete. Supporting sources may not be used.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe two quality improvement tools/strategies, but reasoning is incomplete and/or inaccurate. No supporting sources are used.

Non-Performance - Quality improvement tool(s)/strategies were not identified, or this portion of the assignment lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly evaluates own and others' assumptions and carefully determines the relevance of contexts when presenting a position.

Proficient - Determines own and others' assumptions and clearly identifies the relevance of contexts when presenting a position.

Basic - Determines some assumptions and identifies on a basic level the importance of contexts when presenting a position.

Below Expectations -Recognizes some assumptions, although such recognition may be incomplete. May inadequately identify the importance of contexts when presenting a position.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished -Distinguishes probable implications of the text for contexts, perspectives, or issues outside the assigned task or beyond the author’s explicit message.

Proficient -Uses the text, general background understanding, and/or specific knowledge of the author’s context to draw more intricate inferences about the author’s message and approach.

Basic -Considers how textual features (e.g., sentence and paragraph structure or tone) contribute to the author’s message; draws fundamental inferences about context and rationale of text.

Below Expectations -Inadequately captures vocabulary and makes an effort to paraphrase or summarize the information the text communicates.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished -Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors, and is very easy to understand.

Proficient -Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors, and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic -Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors, which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors, which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished -Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.

Below Expectations -Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished -The paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic -The paper meets over half of the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Below Expectations -A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic -Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.