Patient

Medical
condition
warranting
surgery
(10 points)

NURS3661
Excellent

PICTOGRAM
Good

RUBRIC
Fair

Thoroughly
explains patients
history and
previous
treatments.
Detailed
symptoms
described and
history of present
illness.

Brief overview of
patients history
and previous
treatments.
Explains
symptoms in
history of present
illness but lacks
detail.

Mentions
patients history
but no mention of
previous
treatments. Very
vague in explain
symptoms
patients are
experiencing.

No clear
explanation of
patients history
or why surgery
has been
considered.

(Points 4-1)

(Points 0)

Explains surgery
and warranted
conditions but
lacks detail.

Describes surgery
and warranted
conditions but
with several in
accuracies.

Does not properly

address how
surgery is
performed and no
mention of
warranted
conditions.

(Points 8-5)

(Points 4-1)

Describes 3-4
functions of the
pre-operative
nurse but lacks
detail to
rationales and
interventions.

Describes 1-2
functions of the
pre-operative
nurse but does
not addresses
rationale to
interventions.

Poor

(Points 8-5)

Surgery
description
(10 points)

(Points 10-9)
Thorough
explanation of
how specific
surgery is
performed and
what conditions
warrant surgery.

Describes
Pre-Op
nurses role
for surgery
(5 points)

(Points 10-9)
Thoroughly
describes at least
5 functions of the
pre-operative
nurse and
rationales to
interventions.

(Points 0)
Does not address
functions of the
pre-operative
nurse.

(Points 4-3)

(Points 2-1)

(Points 0)

Surgical
Safety
Equipment
(5 points)

(Points 5)
Identifies 4-5
safety devices,
and thoroughly
describes what
their use is for
during surgery.

Identifies 3
devices and
basically
describes what
their use is for
during surgery.

Identifies 1-2
devices used but
lacks detail of
their use during
surgery.

No safety
equipment
identified or fails
to identify what
the proper use is
for.

(Points 5)

(Points 4-3)

(Points 2-1)
(Points 0)

Describes
circulators
role in
surgery
(10 points)

Thoroughly
describes 8-10
functions of the
circulating nurse
and rationales to
interventions.

Describes
scrubs role
in surgery
(10 points)

(Points 10-9)
Thoroughly
describes 7-8
functions of the
scrub in surgery
and rationale to
interventions.

Describes 6-7
functions of the
circulating nurse
but lacks detail to
rationales and
interventions.

Describes 3-5
functions of the
circulating nurse
but rationale
does not coincide
with
interventions.

Describes less
than 3 functions
of the circulating
nurse and does
not address
rationale to
interventions.

Describes 5-6
functions of the
scrub in surgery
but lacks detail to
rationales and
interventions.

(Points 4-1)
Describes 3-4
functions of the
scrub in but
rationale does not
coincide with
interventions.

(Points 0)
Describes less
than 3 functions
of the scrub in
surgery and does
not address
rationale to
interventions.

(Points 10-9)

(Points 8-5)

(Points 4-1)

Thoroughly
describes 8-10
functions of the
assistant and
rationales to
interventions.

Describes 6-7
functions of the
assistant but
lacks detail to
rationales and
interventions.

Describes 3-5
functions of the
assistant but
rationale does not
coincide with
interventions.

(Points 0)
Describes less
than 3 functions
of the assistant
and does not
address rationale
to interventions.

4 functions differ
from the
circulating nurse.

3 functions differ
from the
circulating nurse.

2 functions differ
from the
circulating nurse.

Uses same
functions as the
circulating nurse.

(Points 10-9)
Thoroughly
describes 8-10
functions of
anesthesia and
rationales to
interventions.

(Points 8-5)
Describes 6-7
functions
anesthesia but
lacks detail to
rationales and
interventions.

(Points 4-1)
Describes 3-5
functions of
anesthesia but
rationale does not
coincide with
interventions.

(Points 10-9)
Thoroughly
describes where
the surgical site is

(Points 8-5)
Describes surgical
site and dressing
used but lacks

(Points 8-5)

Describes
assistants
role in
surgery
(10 points)

(Points 0)

Describes
anesthesias
role in
surgery
(10 points)

Describes less
than 3 functions
of anesthesia and
does not address
rationale to
interventions.

(Points 4-1)

Wound
dressing

No surgical site is
addressed.
Dressing is

(Points 0)
No surgical site or
dressing is
addressed.

(5 points)

located, dressing
that was why and
rationale as to
why this specific
dressing was
used.

detail in rationale
as to why specific
dressing was
used.

described but no
rationale as to
why specific
dressing was
used.

(Points 4-3)

Describes
post-op
nurses role
in surgery
(5 points)
Presentation
(15 points)

(Points 5)
Thoroughly
describes at least
5 functions of the
post-operative
nurse and
rationales to
interventions.
(Points 5)
Detailed oriented
presentation and
pictogram that
covers all perioperative roles
and interventions
in depth.
Presentation is 810 minutes in
length.

Describes 3-4
functions of the
post-operative
nurse but lacks
detail to
rationales and
interventions.
(Points 4-3)
Presentation and
pictogram covers
all peri-operative
roles and
interventions but
some areas lack
detail.
Presentation is
5-7 minutes in
length.

(Points 0)
(Points 2-1)
Describes 1-2
functions of the
post-operative
nurse but does
not addresses
rationale to
interventions.
(Points 2-1)
Presentation and
pictogram
provides a basic
overview of perioperative roles
and interventions
and/or does not
address a role.
Presentation is
less than 5
minutes in length.

Does not address

functions of the
post-operative
nurse.

(Points 0)
Presentation and
pictogram is not
complete and
student is not
prepared to
present in class.

(Points 0)
(Points 15-12)

(Points 5-1)
(Points 11-6)