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For this discussion, examine the nurse practice act for any state in which you plan to work as a nurse. In your initial post, include a summary of one area in the nurse practice act and include an association you could use to examine the standards of practice.

Levels of Achievement
Criteria	Emerging	Competence	Proficiency	Mastery
Initial Posting Comprehension (13 Pts)	Initial post does not include explanations with examples or supporting evidence. Failure to submit initial posting will result in zero points for this criteria.	Initial post includes brief explanation with at least one example and limited supporting evidence.	Initial post includes clear explanation with examples and supporting evidence.	Initial post includes comprehensive explanation with detailed examples and supporting evidence.
	Points: 10	Points: 11	Points: 12	Points: 13
Response Posting Reasoning (12 Pts)	Response to peers attempts to contribute to the discussion but lacks suggestions and/or supporting evidence. Failure to submit response postings will result in zero points for this criteria.	Response to peers provides minimal contributions and suggestions with limited supporting evidence.	Response to peers contributes to the discussion with suggestions and supporting evidence.	Response to peers offers substantial contributions and detailed suggestions with supporting evidence.
	Points: 9	Points: 10	Points: 11	Points: 12
Spelling and Grammar (3 Pts)	Spelling and grammar contain substantial errors that makes sentences and/or paragraphs incoherent.	Spelling and grammar errors occur but are inconsistent. Paragraphs and sentences are coherent but may exhibit spelling errors, run-on’s or fragments, and/or improper verb tense usage.	Displays proper grammar application and writing contains minimal to no spelling errors. May contain rare improper uses of words (ex., their vs. there), a misplaced modifier, or a run-on sentence, but does not detract from the overall understanding of the sentence and/or paragraph.	Demonstrates an exemplary application of spelling and grammar.
	Points: 0	Points: 1	Points: 2	Points: 3
APA Citation (3 Pts)	Citations do not follow APA Style. Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are not cited, or there is no attempt to cite them using APA style.	Errors in APA citations are noticeable and may detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, no title provided, year of publication is missing, no punctuation).	Errors in APA citations are less noticeable and do not detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, a missing or misused comma or period, missing parentheses, author name not properly abbreviated, indentation is misaligned).	APA citations are free of style and formatting errors.
	Points: 0	Points: 1	Points: 2	Points: 3