Learning Outcomes Assessment Rubric: COVID-19 PPE VSG

Competency Competent Learner Intermediate Learner Novice Learner

Understand • Consistently selects all PPE
infectious disease for the health care provider
transmission factors that aligns with the
and public health identified modes of
measures that are transmission
important to • Consistently selects all PPE
consider when for the individual seeking
selecting appropriate care that aligns with the
PPE equipment in identified modes of
multiple settings to transmission
adhere to principles • Consistently follows
of infection control international, national,
and prevention provincial/territory,
regional and/or
institutional guidelines for
PPE for COVID-19
Comments
• Selects some PPE for the
health care provider that
aligns with the identified
modes of transmission
• Selects some PPE for the
individual seeking care that
aligns with the identified
modes of transmission
• Sometimes follows
international, national,
provincial/territorial,
regional and/or
institutional guidelines for
PPE for COVID-19
• Does not select PPE for the
health care provider that aligns
with the identified modes of
transmission
• Does not select PPE for the
individual seeking care that
aligns with the identified modes
of transmission
• Does not follow international,
national, provincial/territorial,
regional and/or institutional
guidelines for PPE for COVID-19

Don (put on) and • Consistently dons PPE in • Sometimes dons and doffs • Does not don PPE in correct
doff (take off) PPE correct order PPE in correct order order
correctly as per • Consistently avoids self- • Sometimes removes (doff) • Does not doff PPE in correct
public health contamination when doffs PPE in correct order order
measures in an PPE • Sometimes avoids self- • Does not avoid self-
assessment/testing • Consistently performs contamination when contamination when removing
centre and/or acute sufficient hand hygiene removing PPE PPE
care setting to • Sometimes performs • Does not perform sufficient
protect self and sufficient hand hygiene hand hygiene
others
Comments

Appraise factors that • Consistently identifies • Sometimes identifies some • Does not identify COVID-19 risk
can place an COVID-19 risk factors COVID-19 risk factors factors
individual at risk for including biological and • Sometimes performs • Does not perform required
COVID-19, upon social factors required screening screening
initial contact and • Consistently performs measures • Doesn’t perform additional
further assessments required screening • Sometimes performs screening when warranted
to determine the measures additional screening when
need for further • Consistently performs warranted
screening additional screening when
warranted
Comments
 Competency Competent Learner
Conduct a focused • Consistently assesses signs
assessment when an and symptoms of
individual exhibits respiratory difficulty
respiratory • Consistently applies
symptoms to required infection control
determine next steps measures for the individual
in care and health care providers
• Accurately interprets
assessment data
• Consistently determines
appropriate plan of care
Comments
Maintain infection • Consistently maintains
control and safe infection control measures
handling of when handling any
equipment when equipment
assessing an • Consistently maintains
individual to prevent infection control measures
transmission of during transport and
micro-organisms transfer of care
Comments
Educate the • Consistently educates in
individual during the collaboration with the
healthcare encounter individual and their circle
about the plan of of care about how to
care to prevent prevent potential
potential transmission
transmission of • Consistently educates
COVID-19. about respiratory
etiquette, hand hygiene,
surface contamination,
self-isolation, social
distancing and legal
implications
• Consistently applies health
literacy strategies
• Consistently recommends
credible sources
Comments
Intermediate Learner
• Sometimes assesses signs
and symptoms of
respiratory difficulty
• Sometimes performs
required infection control
measures
• Sometimes interprets
assessment data accurately
• Sometimes determines
appropriate plan of care
• Sometimes maintains
infection control measures
when handling any
equipment
• Sometimes maintains
infection control measures
during transport and
transfer of care
• Sometimes educates in
collaboration with the
individual and circle of care
about how to prevent
potential transmission
• Sometimes educates about
respiratory etiquette, hand
hygiene, surface
contamination, self-
isolation, and legal
implications
• Sometimes applies health
literacy strategies
• Sometimes recommends
credible sources
Novice Learner
• Does not complete an
assessment of the respiratory
difficulty
• Does not perform required
infection control measures
• Does not accurately interpret
assessment data
• Does not determine appropriate
plan of care
• Does not maintain infection
control measures with any
equipment
• Does not maintain infection
control measures during
transport and transfer of care
• Does not collaborate with the
individual and circle of care
about how to prevent potential
transmission
• Does not educate about
prevention and control
measures
• Does not apply health literacy
strategies
• Does not recommend credible
sources
 Competency Competent Learner
Communicate • Consistently communicates
effectively during a in a clear, and supportive
COVID-19 pandemic manner to the individual,
to ensure continuity and their circle of care
of care. • Consistently communicates
relevant health information
and assessment data in a
clear and concise manner
to the health care team
and system partners such
as Public Health
• Understands the
communication channels
and referral protocols
Comments
Intermediate Learner
• Sometimes communicates
in a clear, and supportive
manner to the individual,
and their circle of care
• Sometimes communicates
relevant health information
and assessment data in a
clear and concise manner
to the health care team
and system partners such
as Public Health
• Sometimes understands
the communication
channels and referral
protocols
Novice Learner
• Does not communicate in a
clear, and supportive manner to
the individual, and their circle of
care
• Does not communicate relevant
health information and
assessment data in a clear and
concise manner to the health
care team and system partners
such as Public Health
• Does not understand the
communication channels and
referral protocols