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APA Paper NSG 360 Nursing Care of Older Adults
Paper Instructions and Grading Rubric:
A. Instructions: The student will read the sample paper posted on Moodle and use credible APA resources to support your work.
B. Papers and references are expected to be typed and formatted according to APA format
C. All assignments must be submitted on or before the due date. Papers and assignments are expected to have correct spelling and grammar.
D. Citing Sources (APA 6th Edition) Guides and Examples:
E. For the Writing Assignment The student will submit a 250–300-word essay in current APA format summarizing the impact of polypharmacy in the older adult’s population following:
1. Provide a summary of what has been written regarding the topic of polypharmacy in older adults.
2. Explain how the problem impacts geriatric clients including 2 risk factors or problems associated with polypharmacy and the consequences of using several drug therapies on the body i.e. liver or kidney function
3. Address the key components of a nursing assessment of medication reconciliation including using evidence-based guidelines such as the BEERS criteria see links below:
a. file:///C:/Users/thompsonkc/Downloads/2015%20Updated%20Beer%20Criteria%20(1).pdf
b.
file:///C:/Users/thompsonkc/Downloads/Beers%20Criteria%20Literature.pdf
4. How can the geriatric nurse help to advocate and improve the care of older adults as it relates to polypharmacy including nursing interventions or teaching and education using evidence-based research.
F. Review the BEERS criteria on polypharmacy A title page and reference page including a minimum of 5-6 references are required for this assignment.
Grading Rubric:
NSG 360 APA STYLE PAPER
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Activity
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Excellent
(100%)
25 Points
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Satisfactory
(75%)
18.5 Points
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Unsatisfactory
(50%)
12.5 Points
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Points
Awarded
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Demonstrates an understanding of the discussion prompt/question. Highlights all of the components required in the writing instructions.
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Display an excellent
Understanding of the course materials and the underlying concept being discussed. Uses course materials and other information to support important points
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Displays some
Understanding of the course materials and the underlying concept being discussed. Limited use of course material and other
Information to support points.
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Displays little
Understanding of the course material and the underlying concept being discussed. Use of course materials and other information to support points is incoherent or missing entirely
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Demonstrates an understanding of the comment under discussion. Connects to professional practice
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Displays and excellent understanding of the comment under discussion by affirming statements and citing relevant research or asking a new related question or, making an oppositional statement supported by personal experience or related research
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Displays some
understanding of the comment under discussion by affirming statements and citing some research or asking a new somewhat related questions, or making an oppositional statement somewhat supported by personal experience or related research
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Displays little
understanding of the comment under discussion as evidenced by no affirming statements or references to relevant research or, asking no related questions or, making no oppositional statement supported by any personal experience or
related research
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Activity
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Excellent
(100%)
25 Points
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Satisfactory
(75%)
18.5 Points
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Unsatisfactory
(50%)
12.5 Points
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Points
Awarded
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Connection to the care of the geriatric client using evidence based literature to support interventions with strong rationales .
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Evidence of strong reflective
thought pertaining to personal perspectives and professional development. Reflective statements go beyond what takes place in a classroom to include a theoretical rationale underlying the use of specific strategies or materials
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Evidence of some
reflective thought pertaining to personal perspectives and professional development. Reflective statements contain some of the theoretical rationale underlying the use of specific strategies or materials
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Little evidence of
reflective thought pertaining to personal perspective and professional development. Few, if any, reflective statements go beyond what takes place in a classroom. Little
if any theoretical
rationale underlying the use of specific strategies or materials included
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Quality of writing
and proofreading
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Written responses are free
of grammatical, spelling, syntax, or punctuation errors. Writing facilitates conversation
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Written responses
are largely free of grammatical, spelling, syntax, or
punctuation errors. Writing somewhat facilitates conversation
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Written
responses
contain more that
6 grammatical, spelling, syntax, or punctuation errors. Writing does not facilitate conversation
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Total points
Earned
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WillyJ@18
