Middle Range or Interdisciplinary Theory Evaluation
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Major Assessment 3
Doctorate in Nursing Practice NURS 8110
Rubric
Middle Range or Interdisciplinary Theory Evaluation
Program LO: 1
1: Scholar/Evidence-based Practitioners
DNP Essential: 1
1: Scientific Underpinnings for Practice
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Major Assessment 3
Doctorate in Nursing Practice NURS 8110
Rubric
ASSIGNMENT
Target
5 points
Acceptable
3 points
Unacceptable
1 point
Score/
Level
Middle Range or
Interdisciplinary
Theory
Evaluation
paper
Part 1:
Description of
selected
practice
problem
(5 points)
Program LO: 1
DNP Essential:
1
Exemplary quality.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
quality; addresses every
major subsection in the
assignment description of
selected practice problem
using advanced critical
thinking skills; does not
summarize or paraphrase
the content of the
literature review, rather
demonstrates content
mastery using examples
of and/or personalized
reflections about the
content of the literature
review; demonstrates an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
Excels in meeting
expectations for graduate
level work.
Practice problem is
relevant to nursing
practice; the problem is
complex in nature with
solutions that have not be
well explored in the
literature.
Fully meets expectations
for LO 1
Fully meets expectations
for Essential 1
Well-developed good
quality work.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
quality; addresses at
least 80% of the major
subsections in the
assignment using
adequate critical
thinking skills; includes
some summarizing or
paraphrasing of
literature review;
demonstration of
content mastery using
examples of and/or
personalized reflections
about the content of the
literature review;
demonstration of an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
It fully meets
expectations for
graduate level work.
Practice problem is
relevant to nursing
practice; the problem is
simple in nature with
straightforward solutions
that have been well
researched.
Meets expectations for
LO 1
Meets expectations for
Essential 1
Superficially developed,
unacceptable quality.
Content needs
substantial revision for it
to be of a professional
portfolio quality;
addresses less than
50% of the major
subsections in the
assignment using weak
critical thinking skills;
consists primarily of a
summary of main ideas
from the literature
review; does not
demonstrate an applied
level of understanding.
Lags behind
expectations for
graduate level work.
Practice problem is not
related to nursing
practice.
Insufficient to meet
expectations for LO 1
Insufficient to meet
expectations for
Essential 1
Part 2:
Summary of two
theories
Exemplary quality.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
quality; addresses every
Well-developed good
quality work.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
Superficially developed,
unacceptable quality.
Content needs
substantial revision for it
to be of a professional
Major Assessment 3
Doctorate in Nursing Practice NURS 8110
Rubric
(5 points)
Program LO: 1
DNP Essential:
1
major subsection in the
assignment; two theories
discussed using
advanced critical thinking
skills; does not
summarize or paraphrase
the content of the
literature review, rather
demonstrates content
mastery using examples
of and/or personalized
reflections about the
content of the literature
review; demonstrates an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
Excels in meeting
expectations for graduate
level work. APA format
used correctly
throughout.
The connection between
the nursing theories and
clinical nursing practice is
clear
Fully meets expectations
for LO 1
Fully meets expectations
for Essential 1
quality; addresses at
least 80% of the major
subsections in the
assignment using
adequate critical
thinking skills;; includes
some summarizing or
paraphrasing of
literature review;
demonstration of
content mastery using
examples of and/or
personalized reflections
about the content of the
literature review;
demonstration of an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
It fully meets
expectations for
graduate level work.
The connection between
one of the two nursing
theories and clinical
practice is clear while
the connection between
theory and practice is
less well developed.
Meets expectations for
LO 1
Meets expectations for
Essential 1
portfolio quality;
addresses less than
50% of the major
subsections in the
assignment using weak
critical thinking skills;
consists primarily of a
summary of main ideas
from the literature
review; does not
demonstrate an applied
level of understanding.
Lags behind
expectations for
graduate level work.
The connection between
both theories and
practice is under-
developed
Insufficient to meet
expectations for LO 1
Insufficient to meet
expectations for
Essential 1
Target
6 points
Acceptable
3 points
Unacceptable
1 point
Score/
Level
Part 3:
Evaluation of
theories using
evaluation
criteria
(6 points)
Exemplary quality.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
quality ; addresses every
major subsection in the
assignment; both theories
evaluated; application of
evaluation criteria using
advanced critical thinking
Well-developed good
quality work.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
quality; addresses at
least 80% of the major
subsections in the
assignment using
Superficially developed,
unacceptable quality.
Content needs
substantial revision for it
to be of a professional
portfolio quality;
addresses less than
50% of the major
subsections in the
assignment using weak
Major Assessment 3
Doctorate in Nursing Practice NURS 8110
Rubric
Program LOs: 1
DNP Essential:
1
skills; does not
summarize or paraphrase
the content of the
literature review, rather
demonstrates content
mastery using examples
of and/or personalized
reflections about the
content of the literature
review; demonstrates an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
Excels in meeting
expectations for graduate
level work. APA format
used correctly
throughout.
The conceptual
components of both
theories are clearly
identified. The structural
relationship of concepts
and statements to each
theory are identified and
applied to nursing
practice.
Fully meets expectations
for LO 1
Fully meets expectations
for Essential 1
adequate critical
thinking skills; includes
some summarizing or
paraphrasing of
literature review;
demonstration of
content mastery using
examples of and/or
personalized reflections
about the content of the
literature review;
demonstration of an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
It fully meets
expectations for
graduate level work.
APA format used with
minimum errors.
The conceptual
components of one
theory are clearly
identified. The structural
relationship of concepts
and statements to one
theory is clearly
identified and applied to
nursing practice.
Meets expectations for
LO 1
Meets expectations for
Essential 1
critical thinking skills;
consists primarily of a
summary of main ideas
from the literature
review; does not
demonstrate an applied
level of understanding.
Lags behind
expectations for
graduate level work.
The conceptual
components of both
theories are unclear.
The structural
relationship of concepts
and statements are
unclear as the
application to nursing
practice.
Insufficient to meet
expectations for LO 1
Insufficient to meet
expectations for
Essential 1
Part 4:
Selection of
most
appropriate
theory
(6 points)
Exemplary quality.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
quality ; addresses every
major subsection in the
assignment including
why the theory was
selected; development of
research question or
hypothesis using
advanced critical thinking
skills; does not
summarize or paraphrase
Well-developed good
quality work.
Content is of a
professional portfolio
quality; addresses at
least 80% of the major
subsections in the
assignment using
adequate critical
thinking skills; includes
some summarizing or
paraphrasing of
literature review;
Superficially developed,
unacceptable quality.
Needs substantial
revision to be worthy of
a professional portfolio;
addresses less than half
the major subsections in
the assignment using
weak critical thinking
skills; consists primarily
of a summary of main
ideas from the literature
review; does not
demonstrate an applied
Major Assessment 3
Doctorate in Nursing Practice NURS 8110
Rubric
Assignment:
In an 8- to 10-page paper (including references):
Program LO: 1
DNP Essential:
1
the content of the
literature review, rather
demonstrates content
mastery using examples
of and/or personalized
reflections about the
content of the literature
review; demonstrates an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
Excels in meeting
expectations for graduate
level work. APA format
used correctly
throughout.
Fully meets expectations
for LO 1
Fully meets expectations
for Essential 1
demonstration of
content mastery using
examples of and/or
personalized reflections
about the content of the
literature review;
demonstration of an
applied level of
understanding through
personalized reflections
about the content area.
It fully meets
expectations for
graduate level work.
APA format used with
minimum errors.
Meets expectations for
LO 1
Meets expectations for
Essential 1
level of understanding.
Lags behind
expectations for
graduate level work.
Insufficient to meet
expectations for LO 1
Insufficient to meet
expectations for
Essential 1
Target
4 points
Acceptable
3 points
Unacceptable
1 point
Score/
Level
Part 5:
References and
page
requirements
(4 points)
The majority of
references are from
scholarly journals,
supports the topic well,
and are current. Paper
stays within page
requirements. APA
format used correctly
throughout.
Excels in meeting
expectations for graduate
level work.
Includes at least one
systematic review
All sources are peer
reviewed with specific
attention to the
theoretical frameworks
used to guide each
source.
Most references are
from scholarly journals
and support the topic.
Most references are
fairly current. The paper
stays within
requirements. APA
format used with
minimal errors.
Meets expectations for
graduate level work.
All sources are peer
reviewed.
References are not
sufficient or are mostly
from the lay literature or
out of date. The paper is
either too long or too
short. Weak writing
quality and/or little
evidence of correctness
of APA format.
Work lags behind
expectations for
graduate level work.
Sources identified are a
combination of peer
reviewed and non-peer
reviewed.
Major Assessment 3
Doctorate in Nursing Practice NURS 8110
Rubric
Briefly describe your selected practice problem.
Summarize the two selected theories (middle range or interdisciplinary)
Evaluate both theories using the evaluation criteria provided in the Learning Resources.
Determine which theory is most appropriate for addressing your practice problem. Summarize why
you selected the theory and using the propositions of that theory, develop a research question or
hypothesis.
Grammar and
APA formatting
Up to 4 points (20%) may be deducted for errors in grammar and/or APA style.
