EBP Paper and Power Point Slide Project
The paper will include the Title Page, 2-3 pages for the Main Body of the paper, and a Reference list.
The paper must include a minimum of 2 professional nursing articles published within the past 5 years.
Articles must be research or evidence based , preferably from nursing journals but may be from a related health field if appropriate for the topic. Opinions, blogs, editorials, etc. are not research or evidence based.
Each article must have a minimum of one nurse author
Discuss Healthy People 2030 within your paper/presentation as described below and how it relates to your topic. See specific health initiative per course:
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Course |
Health Initiative |
Web Link |
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NUR 201 |
Healthy People 2030 |
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives |
Discuss implications for nursing practice
APA format (7th edition)
Double spaced, one inch margins (all sides)
Times New Roman size 12 font (recommended)
Include a title page per APA format
Cite all sources quoted or paraphrased in the paper using in-text APA format.
All work not cited must be original to the student.
There should be minimal direct quotes. Focus on paraphrasing your content to reduce similarity.
Include a reference list on the last page with all cited sources noted in the body of the paper listed in APA format.
Presentation
· The presentation must be accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation, brochure, poster board, or other visual aid (see course faculty for guidance). Please be creative in the 10-15 minute presentation.
· Presentations dates will be determined by faculty and may be posted on the course day by day or on Blackboard.
Evidence-Based Practice Assignment Grading Rubric
Student Name: ________________________________
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Performance Indicators for Paper |
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Objective/Criteria |
Unacceptable |
Needs Improvement |
Meets Expectations |
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Spelling & Grammar |
(0 point) Major spelling and grammar errors (5 or more) |
(1-5 points) Minor spelling and grammar errors (1 to 4) |
(6 points) No spelling or grammar errors |
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Submitted On Time |
(0 point) Paper is submitted more than 24 hours after due date and time |
(1-5 points) Paper is submitted within 24 hours of due date and time |
(6 points) Paper is submitted by due date & time |
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APA Style |
(0-2 point) Major APA formatting errors with in text referencing or reference page (5 or more) |
(3-5 points) Minor APA formatting errors with in-text referencing or reference page (1 to 4) |
(6 points) Paper and reference page strictly adheres to APA style formatting |
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Quality of Evidence |
(0-2 points) Evidence is based on non- evidence based sources or non-nursing articles. |
(5-14 points) Evidence is based on less than 2 current nursing articles or not-current (more than 5 years old). |
(15 points) Evidence is based on 2 current nursing articles (within the past 5 years). |
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Focus of Evidence/ Implications for Nursing Practice |
(0-5 points) Evidence does not provide implication for nursing practice. |
(6-17 points) Evidence provides minimal implication for nursing practice. |
(18 points) Evidence provides implications for nursing practice. |
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Health Initiative
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(0-2 points) No evidence of integration of health initiative. |
(3-9 points) Some evidence of integration of health initiative. |
(10 points) Integration of health initiative included. |
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Paper Length |
(0-2 point) Body of paper is less than 2 pg. and/or is not double-spaced with one-inch margins. |
(3 points) Body of paper is less than 2 pg., greater than 3 pg. and/or is not double-spaced with one-inch margins. |
(4 points) Body of paper is 2-3 pages long and is double-spaced with one-inch margins. |
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Content Organization |
(0-5 points) Information is not clearly stated, supported, not easy to follow, and paper is difficult to understand. |
(6-14 points) Information is stated but not easy to follow. There is minimal support through nursing literature and application of concept into nursing. |
(15 points) Information is clearly stated, supported, and easy to follow with integration of nursing literature found throughout the paper. Presents current standards and research based information on the topic. |
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Total points for paper:_______ (max 80 points) |
Paper Comments:
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Performance Indicators for Presentation |
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Objective/Criteria |
Unacceptable |
Needs Improvement |
Meets Expectations |
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Topic |
(0-0.5 point) Does not define background and importance of topic |
(0.5 point) Limited definition of background and importance of topic |
(1 point) Defines background and importance of topic |
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Organization |
(0-0.5 point) Information is not presented in a logical sequence |
(0.5 point) Information is generally presented in a logical sequence |
(1 point) Information is presented in a logical sequence |
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Implications for Nursing |
(0-0.5 point) Implications for nursing not presented. |
(1-1.5 point) Implication for nursing is minimally presented and/or not specific to topic. |
(2 points) Implications for nursing are presented and specific to topic. |
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Health Initiative |
(0-0.5 point) Health initiative not discussed. |
(1-1.5 point) Health initiative is discussed but does not align with chosen topic. |
(2 points) Health initiative is discussed and is aligned with chosen topic. |
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Content Delivery/ Professionalism |
(0-0.5 point) Speaker lacks eye contact, animation, and/or reads the presentation. Does not maintain professional demeanor during own and/or peer presentations. |
(1-1.5 point) Speaker is somewhat animated and makes eye contact during parts of the presentation. Maintains professionalism during own presentation, but distracts from peer presentation(s). |
(2 points) Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is animated. Maintains professional demeanor during own presentation and peer presentations. |
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Speaking Skills/ Pronunciation |
(0-0.5 point) Pronunciation is incorrect, not clear, or inaudible. |
(1-1.5 point) Pronunciation is generally correct. Mostly clear and audible. |
(2 points) Pronunciation is correct, clear, and audible. |
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Visual Aids |
(0-0.5 point) Visual aids poorly prepared, distracting, ineffective or not used |
(1-1.5 point) Visual aids minimally prepared and/or somewhat distracting and ineffective |
(2 points) Visual aids are well prepared, informative, effective, and not distracting |
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Length |
(0-0.5 point) Length of presentation is less than 5 minutes or more than 15 minutes over the time limit |
(1-1.5 point) Length of presentation is less than 10 minutes or 5-10 minutes over the time limit |
(2 points) Length of presentation is within the allotted time limit |
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Accuracy |
(0-0.5 point) Information contains several inaccurate points and was not thorough |
(1-1.5 point) Information contained a few inaccurate points and/or is limited |
(2 points) Information is communicated accurately and thoroughly |
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Question Response |
(0-0.5 point) Speaker is unable to answer questions or requires correction of more than two answers by faculty for accuracy |
(1-1.5 point) Speaker is limited in ability to answer questions and/or requires correction of 1-2 answers by faculty. |
(2 points) Speaker is able to answer questions professionally and accurately |
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Closing Statement |
(0-0.5 point) Lacks a conclusion to summarize the presentation |
(1-1.5 point) Provides a limited conclusion to summarize the presentation. |
(2 points) Provides an obvious conclusion to summarize the presentation. |
Revised and Approved by Faculty 6/5/2020, Updated web link for HP 10/2020
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