Distinguished - Thoroughly and clearly describes the chosen disease.

Proficient - Describes the chosen disease. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially describes the chosen disease. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the chosen disease; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

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

Distinguished - Comprehensively and clearly explains biological, psychological, and social changes that can occur due to the disease.

Proficient - Explains biological, psychological, and social changes that can occur due to the disease. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Partially explains biological, psychological, and social changes that can occur due to the disease. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations -Attempts to explain biological, psychological, and social changes that can occur due to the disease; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The explanation of biological, psychological, and social changes that can occur due to the disease is either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains Western medicine and complementary and alternative medicine treatment options.

Proficient - Explains Western medicine and complementary and alternative medicine treatment options. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially explains Western medicine and complementary and alternative medicine treatment options. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain Western medicine and complementary and alternative medicine treatment options; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of Western medicine and complementary and alternative medicine treatment options is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains the physical, emotional, social, and financial toll treatment options have on the patient and caregivers.

Proficient - Explains the physical, emotional, social, and financial toll treatment options have on the patient and caregivers. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially explains the physical, emotional, social, and financial toll treatment options have on the patient and caregivers. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the physical, emotional, social, and financial toll treatment options have on the patient and caregivers; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the physical, emotional, social, and financial toll treatment options has on the patient and caregivers is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses the patient perception of the disease.

Proficient - Discusses the patient perception of the disease. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially discusses the patient perception of the disease. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the patient perception of the disease; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the patient perception of the disease is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses biases and stigmas related to the disease.

Proficient - Discusses biases and stigmas related to the disease. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially discusses biases and stigmas related to the disease. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss biases and stigmas related to the disease; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The discussion of biases and stigmas related to the disease is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes the needs of a person and their caregivers facing the end-stage of the disease.

Proficient - Analyzes the needs of a person and their caregivers facing the end-stage of the disease. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially analyzes the needs of a person and their caregivers facing the end-stage of the disease. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the needs of a person and their caregivers facing the end-stage of the disease; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the needs of a person and their caregivers facing the end-stage of the disease is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively researches community-based programs in meeting the needs of those receiving palliative, hospice, and/or end-of-life care thoroughly including availability of services, costs, burdens, and rationale behind collaborative efforts in health care.

Proficient - Researches community-based programs in meeting the needs of those receiving palliative, hospice, and/or end-of-life care, including availability of services, costs, burdens, and rationale behind collaborative efforts in health care. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially researches community-based programs in meeting the needs of those receiving palliative, hospice, and/or end-of-life care, partially including availability of services, costs, burdens, and rationale behind collaborative efforts in health care. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to research community-based programs in meeting the needs of those receiving palliative, hospice, and/or end-of-life care; however, including availability of services, costs, burdens, and rationale behind collaborative efforts in health care, and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The research of community-based programs in meeting the needs of those receiving palliative, hospice, and/or end-of-life care is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively summarizes the content.

Proficient - Summarizes the content. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially summarizes the content. Relevant details are missing or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize the content; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The summary is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment 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 limited 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 - 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 the 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 an 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.

Distinguished - Employs persuasive and applicable information from credible sources to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

Proficient - Employs applicable information from credible sources to develop an analysis of the topic.

Basic - Identifies applicable information from credible sources, but may neglect the application of such information toward the analysis of the topic. 

Below Expectations - Presents information from external sources, but such information may lack credibility and/or relevance. Neglects to apply such information toward the analysis of the topic.

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

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

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