Nursing Problem Statement-Week 1 Assignment

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Graduate Simple Essay Rubric v1

Course: DNP850 Sect1 Nursing Practice, Professionalism, and Scholarship

Criteria

Does Not Meet 0%

Approaches 70%

Meets 80%

Exceeds 100%

Criterion Score

Content Weight:

/ 30

points

Topic is inappropri

ate to assignment,

inaccurate under

standing of con

cepts, unclear and

difficult to under

stand; does not ad

dress many assign

ment requirements.

Information has

weak or no connec

tion to the assign

ment topic.

points

Topic is mostly cov

ered and appropri

ate to assignment,

but does not ade

quately demonstrate

accurate under

standing of con

cepts; mostly clear

and understandable;

lacks some of the

requirements of the

assignment descrip

tion and/or provides

little detail;

Information relates

to the main topic,

but few details

and/or examples are

given.

points

Topic is covered

completely and ap

propriate to assign

ment; overview of

key concept dimen

sions is evident;

clear and under

standable; ad

dresses all of the re

quirements of the

assignment descrip

tion, with adequate

attention to detail.

points

In-depth coverage

of topic; outstand

ing clarity and ex

planation of con

cepts demonstrated

in information pre

sented; approaches

assignment with

depth and breadth,

without redundancy,

using clear and fo

cused details.

Organization

Weight: 25%

0 points

Organization is confusing and interferes with reader’s ability to follow ideas.

Weak or no introduction of topic or purpose is unclear, weak, or missing. Conclusion lacks a summary of topic, or is missing or irrelevant.

17.5 points

Ideas are sometimes disorganized or irrelevant; Flow is sometimes choppy; somewhat clear organization. Basic introduction that states topic but is presented in an uninteresting way. Conclusion contains basic summary of topic without final concluding ideas, may inappropriately introduces new information.

20 points

Structures ideas in a coherent, organized order that has good flow and an obvious framework.

Proficient introduction that is interesting and states topic. Conclusion contains good summary of topic with credible concluding ideas and introduces no new information.

25 points

Exceptionally clear, logical, mature, and thorough organization permitting smooth flow of ideas; Introduction that grabs interest of reader and states topic in clear, unambiguous terms.

Excellent concluding summary with succinct and precise ideas that impact reader.

/ 25

Logic/Argument

Weight: 15%

0 points

Demonstrates little logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within assignment; Many claims are weak or illogical.

10.5 points

Lacks some logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within the assignment; Some claims are weak.

12 points

Uses solid logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within the assignment.

15 points

Provides exemplary logical reasoning for the claims and thoughts within the assignment.

/ 15

Support Weight:

20%

0 points

Lacks support; Uses poor sources for references; Citations lack credibility, relevance, or academic quality or are not current; Does not meet the minimum number of required citations in assignment description.

APA format and style are not evident.

14 points

Provides weak support or not enough support; Citations are not consistently credible, current, relevant or academic; Meets the minimum number of required citations in assignment description Missing APA elements; in-text citations, where necessary, are used but formatted inaccurately and not referenced.

16 points

Provides sufficient support with credible, current, relevant academic citations; Meets the minimum number of required citations in assignment description. ; In-text citations and a reference page are present with few format errors. Mechanics of writing are reflective of APA style.

20 points

Provides very strong support from credible, current, relevant, academic citations; Meets or exceeds the minimum number of required citations in assignment description.

Accurate citations and references are presented. No APA errors are evident.

/ 20

Total

/ 100

Quality of

Written

Communication

Weight: 10%

/ 10

points

Style and voice inap

propriate or do not

address given audi

ence, purpose, etc.

Word choice is ex

cessively redundant,

clichéd, and unspe

cific. Inconsistent

grammar, spelling,

punctuation, and

paragraphing.

Surface errors are

pervasive enough

that they impede

communication of

meaning.

points

Style and voice are

somewhat appropri

ate to given audi

ence and purpose.

Word choice is of

ten unspecific,

generic, redundant,

and clichéd.

Repetitive mechani

cal errors distract

the reader.

Inconsistencies in

language, sentence

structure, and/or

word choice are

present.

points

Style and voice are

appropriate to the

given audience and

purpose. Word

choice is specific

and purposeful, and

somewhat varied

throughout. Minimal

mechanical or typo

graphical errors are

present, but are not

overly distracting to

the reader. Correct

sentence structure

and audience-appro

priate language are

used.

points

Style and voice are

not only appropriate

to the given audi

ence and purpose,

but also show origi

nality and creativity.

Word choice is spe

cific, purposeful, dy

namic and varied.

Free of mechanical

and typographical

errors. A variety of

sentence structures

and effective figures

of speech are used.

Writer is clearly in

command of stan

dard, written, aca

demic English.

9/23/25, 8:19 PM Preview Rubric: Graduate Simple Essay Rubric v1 - DNP850 Sect1 Nursing Practice, Professionalism, and Scholarship - Aspen University Classroom

Criteria

Does Not Meet 0%

Approaches 70%

Meets 80%

Exceeds 100%

Criterion Score

Criteria

Does Not Meet 0%

Approaches 70%

Meets 80%

Exceeds 100%

Criterion Score

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Overall Score

Level 1

points minimum

Level 2

points minimum

Level 3

points minimum

Level 4

100

points minimum

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