Does quality of life improve for clients with autoimmune or neuromuscular disorders who received stem cell replacement?

Possible points

FINAL PAPER - INTRODUCTION (10)

· Introduces topic/issue and population

5

· Discusses significance of topic/issue

5

FINAL PAPER – BODY (45)

· Paragraphs are coherent with the organization of the body.

3

· Discusses the findings from research related to nursing and collaborative interventions, any comparisons with other intervention modalities, and outcomes from research studies.

· Reflects synthesis and integration of findings and implications as they relate to key concepts or themes, not a description of the details of each study.

· Demonstrates critical thinking regarding findings and how this might impact nursing practice.

· Written in student’s own words with minimal use of quotations.

30

· Student discusses at least 6 research articles.

· The paper may also include additional articles that provide background or significance information; these do not count toward the 6 research articles.

12

FINAL PAPER – SUMMARY (15)

· Summarizes the key concepts or themes.

· Includes the student’s thoughts about how the cited research articles reflect evidence-based nursing.

5

· Includes the student’s thoughts about whether the evidence is strong enough to lead to a change in practice.

· If evidence is strong enough to recommend change - describes specifically how nurses would implement the evidence in practice.

· If evidence is not strong enough to recommend change - describes what additional evidence should be gathered and what type(s) of studies would be used.

10

FINAL PAPER – OVERALL (25)

· Paper at least 4 full pages in length (not including cover page and references) but no more than 8 pages (not including cover page and references)

1

· APA - correct formatting for: font (¼ pt), margins (¼ pt), page numbers (¼ pt), running head (¼ pt), cover page format (¼ pt), section headers (¼ pt), double spacing & half inch indentations of paragraphs (¼ pt), references page format (¼ pt)

2

· APA citations: appropriate format for citations; all cited sources are on reference page; quotations (if used) include page number in citation

6

· APA references: all references are cited in paper; each reference includes all required elements (author, year, title, journal name, volume, issue if available, page number or electronic locator, URL/doi)

6

· Grammar & spelling: proper word choice, correct spelling, correct punctuation, subject-verb agreement, avoidance of run-on sentences and fragments, spell out first use of abbreviations, spell out numbers less than ten

5

· Turnitin Score: Green - reflects ethical writing without plagiarism

5

TOTAL POINTS

100