NUR 400 Short Paper Rubric In the clinical area, you may encounter a situation as the one mentioned below. It is of relevance because liability in clinical practice can occur, and it is vital that the nurse take appropriate steps to protect her/his license. Further, in this hypothetical, the chief nursing officer is also a named party on the claim even though she had no direct patient care with the patient (now the plaintiff). Consider how you would proceed in this circumstance. Prompt: In responding to the hypothetical case study, please use at least three evidence-based sources, as this is a scholarly endeavor. You must internally cite and list your sources using correct APA format. The paper must be organized using the questions listed below as subheadings. Begin with an introduction and then proceed with the questions. A conclusion subheading ties the paper together. Mary Smith, CNO, has just been named in a lawsuit along with two of her registered nurses. The lawsuit arose as a result of a patient’s hip fracture sustained as a result of a fall. The two nurses named in the lawsuit were caring for the plaintiff on the day of the fall. Mary Smith, as CNO, claims that she had no involvement with the care that was provided to the patient and cannot fathom that she is also a named party on the claim. The lawsuit alleges negligence and seeks unspecified damages from all three nurses named. Discuss the following issues as they pertain to this case: 1. How does liability extend to the CNO? 2. What defenses are available to the CNO? In other words, what evidence can the CNO put forth to show that she should be dropped from the suit? 3. None of the nurses, including the CNO, have liability insurance. Is this a concern? Why or why not? Guidelines for Submission: The short paper should follow these formatting guidelines: 2–4 pages in length, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA format (use at least three evidence-based sources). Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (88%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Logical Organization Meets “Proficient” criteria and offers professional insights pertaining to the arguments that support positions taken in the paper Logically organizes the paper and provides valid arguments to support positions Organizes the paper and provides valid arguments to support positions, but with gaps in logic and clarity Does not logically organize the paper and does not provide valid arguments to support positions 30 Extension of Liability Meets “Proficient” criteria and offers professional insights about how liability can extend to others in the healthcare organization who are not directly involved in patient care Articulates in detail how liability can extend to others in the healthcare organization who are not directly involved in patient care Articulates how liability can extend to other ...

1. NUR 400 Short Paper Rubric
In the clinical area, you may encounter a situation as the one
mentioned below. It is of relevance because liability in clinical
practice can occur, and it is vital that
the nurse take appropriate steps to protect her/his license.
Further, in this hypothetical, the chief nursing officer is also a
named party on the claim even though
she had no direct patient care with the patient (now the
plaintiff). Consider how you would proceed in this
circumstance.
Prompt: In responding to the hypothetical case study, please use
at least three evidence-based sources, as this is a scholarly
endeavor. You must internally cite
and list your sources using correct APA format. The paper must
be organized using the questions listed below as subheadings.
Begin with an introduction and
then proceed with the questions. A conclusion subheading ties
the paper together.
Mary Smith, CNO, has just been named in a lawsuit along with
two of her registered nurses. The lawsuit arose as a result of a
patient’s hip fracture sustained as a
result of a fall. The two nurses named in the lawsuit were caring
for the plaintiff on the day of the fall. Mary Smith, as CNO,
claims that she had no involvement
with the care that was provided to the patient and cannot fathom
that she is also a named party on the claim. The lawsuit alleges
negligence and seeks

2. unspecified damages from all three nurses named.
Discuss the following issues as they pertain to this case:
1. How does liability extend to the CNO?
2. What defenses are available to the CNO? In other words,
what evidence can the CNO put forth to show that she should be
dropped from the suit?
3. None of the nurses, including the CNO, have liability
insurance. Is this a concern? Why or why not?
Guidelines for Submission: The short paper should follow these
formatting guidelines: 2–4 pages in length, double spacing, 12-
point Times New Roman font,
one-inch margins, and citations in APA format (use at least
three evidence-based sources).
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (88%) Needs
Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Logical Organization Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers professional insights
pertaining to the arguments
that support positions taken in
the paper
Logically organizes the paper
and provides valid arguments to
support positions
Organizes the paper and
provides valid arguments to
support positions, but with gaps

3. in logic and clarity
Does not logically organize the
paper and does not provide
valid arguments to support
positions
30
Extension of Liability Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers professional insights
about how liability can extend
to others in the healthcare
organization who are not
directly involved in patient care
Articulates in detail how liability
can extend to others in the
healthcare organization who are
not directly involved in patient
care
Articulates how liability can
extend to others in the
healthcare organization who are
not directly involved in patient
care, but with gaps in detail and
clarity
Does not articulate in detail
how liability can extend to
others in the healthcare
organization who are not
directly involved in patient care
25

4. Defenses in the
Lawsuit
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers professional insights
about what defenses are
available to the CNO named in
the lawsuit
Analyzes clearly what defenses
are available to the CNO named
in the lawsuit
Analyzes what defenses are
available to the CNO named in
the lawsuit, but with gaps in
clarity
Does not analyze clearly what
defenses are available to the
CNO named in the lawsuit
25
Merits of Liability
Insurance
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers greater critique
concerning the merits of having
professional liability insurance

5. Analyzes accurately the merits
of having professional liability
insurance
Analyzes the merits of having
professional liability insurance,
but with gaps in accuracy of
content
Does not analyze carefully the
merits of having professional
liability insurance
10
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy-to-read
format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas

6. Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
10
Earned Total 100%
Stakeholders:
· D: Who are they? What are their desires out of this project?
· I: How are we, as a team, going to obtain input from
stakeholders?
Stakeholder: Benjamin Raffleton, Business Operations Manager
D: As an end user, Benjamin is currently using each college’s
databases and combining information for each related major in
an Excel spreadsheet. Unfortunately, this is a long-term project
that has no end in sight. Benjamin hopes to see a platform in the
future that will collect the information he seeks in an automated
fashion. What he hopes to see are classes that are required for
majors in general, then showing available classes for a semester
within a given timeframe, and the general information for the
classes being listed, such as credits for the class, transferrable
to a university or state college, and a simple summary of the
class listed.
I: A way that we, as a team, can elicit input voluntarily from
Benjamin is to discuss the information that should be shown
when listing the majors that a user requests information on. We
can then understand and define what information is important,
and what information isn’t entirely necessary in order to link

7. majors with the appropriate classes.
Stakeholder: Roger Freeman, Product Manager
D: Roger wants a repository that will contain information on
classes all across universities, and categorize them in an
efficient method such that anyone can easily access the
information stored should they have a need to look up every
tidbit of information that relates to a class, such as the required
textbooks, a general syllabus outline of a class, the number of
units, whether or not the class applies to a major, a general
education fulfillment, the professor teaching the course, class
scheduling, and all applicable class information.
I: Our team can discuss with Roger on how much information
can, and should, be shown to users, and what type of
information can be shown, and whether or not some types of
information should be restricted from other users, so as to not
show too much information.
Stakeholder: Emilia Smith, End User
D: Emilia is a student that changed her major from art to
deciding to become a chemist. Because of the major differences
in courses needed for her new major, all of her classes, save for
general education, no longer apply. She wants to have some sort
of app on her phone that will tell her what classes she now
requires to be able to graduate in a moderate amount of time.
This app should also be accommodating to her schedule, such as
classes not overlapping with other classes and her small part-
time job. Another item of importance are notifications for
classes occurring, and when registration for classes will occur.
The app should also be user friendly, but not crash when she is
looking for information or reading on a certain major.
I: There would be a discussion with Emilia on how the app
should be designed so as to not become rocket science in using
the app. Another point of discussion is to target the specifics of
her requirements in order to provide her a great user experience.

8. Header: User successfully creates a SchoolSearch account.
GIVEN Melanie is on the account creation page
WHEN she enters all the required registration fields
AND it is validated
THEN a SchoolSearch account is created
Header: User successfully searches for courses
GIVEN Muhammad has their education profile completed
WHEN he inputs a desired zip code
AND desired course query results are found
AND the classes match the search criteria
THEN the program displays desired courses
Header: User successfully fills out an education profile
GIVEN Zach is in the education profile page
WHEN he fills out all desired information
AND it is accepted
THEN the program gives him a list of recommended courses