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Grading Rubric for APA Paper

This paper is worth 100 points total. This must be submitted prior to the start of class on the assigned due date.

There will be 5 points deducted for every day the assignment is late up to one week. After that, the student will earn a score of “0”. (See syllabus for late work).

Introduce the topic & your reason for choosing

this topic.

10 points

Main topic: 45 points total

Describe and discuss the topic

15 points

Relationship to nursing

15 points

The impact of the topic on a specific population

(could be cultural, the nurse, the health care

profession, the student, education) different from

the main focus. This could be positive or negative

or both.

15 points

Summarize your paper. Do not include any new

information that has not been previously addressed

in your paper.

10 points

Minimum of 2 peer reviewed journal articles into your

paper to provide insight to your topic

15 points

APA format: 10 points total

Title page and a reference page

2 points

Page numbers

1 point

Citations within the body of the paper. Must be correct

and reflected in your Reference page.

1 point

References in the reference page must be correctly cited

and found cited within the body of the paper.

1 point

Reference page needs to be in alphabetical order.

1 point

You may have no more than ONE direct quote.

1 point

APA 7th edition approved font and type set.

1 point

One-inch margins

1 point

Double spaced.

1 point

Grammar, spelling, & punctuation

6 points

Length of paper is 3-4 pages, not including title page &

reference page.

4 points