Nursing Nursing writing assignment

Criterion

Points Allotted

Points Attained

Introduction:

· Present (3 points)

· Adequately prepares reader for purpose and structure of paper.

(2 points)

5

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Body (Requested Content) (5 points for each):

· Identify and describe a concern or problem related to patient care that you have noticed and believe needs to be improved. Is there a standard or guideline that is not being adhered to?

(5 points)

· How do you know that this is a problem? (5 points)

· What evidence do you have that leads you to believe there is a problem?

· Describe data that may be available to you: observations that you have made or patient/family complaints that have been voiced.

· State and discuss which of the six IOM aims this problem relates to (safe, timely, effective, equitable, efficient, or patient centered). (5 points)

· Discuss the type of data that has been collected or needs to be collected to understand progress on improving this specific aspect of care. Identify the structure, process, or outcome. (5 points)

· Discuss the tools you will use to better clarify the concern or problem (control chart, histogram, Ishikawa fishbone diagram). (5 points)

· What other staff would you include in the project and why?

(List position or title, not full names.) (5 points)

· Describe the Plan, Do, Study, and Act (PDSA) cycle that you would use as a test of change to improve the care related to the problem you identified. (5 points)

· Conclusion: Discuss the ethical issues that should be considered and how barriers to implementation could be addressed. (5 points)

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References in Body of Paper:

· Adequate in-text documentation/citation of references/sources.

(3 points)

· Correct APA (7th ed.) format whether in narrative or parenthetical citations. (2 points)

5

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Possible Points for Content:

50

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Criterion

Points Allotted

Points Attained

Overall Paper Format:

Title Page and Body of Paper:

· Paper title, author identification conforms to APA (7th ed.) guidance. (1 point)

· Pagination is correct. (1 point)

2

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Writing Quality: (1-3 points each)

· The writing is generally clear. The reader does not have to work to understand sentences and content.

· Complete sentences are used. Sentence fragments are not present.

· Compound sentences are punctuated correctly. Run-on sentences are not present.

· Subjects and verbs, singulars and plurals agree.

· Past or present perfect tense is used to discuss completed studies.

· Apostrophes are used appropriately to designate plurals and possessives.

· Commas are used appropriately. No comma splices are present.

· Semicolons are used appropriately and judiciously.

· The correct form of words is used (affect/effect, their/there).

· Capitalization and italics are used correctly.

· The rule for use of numerals and letters is observed.

· Acronyms are explained when first presented.

· Direct quotations are used very minimally, if at all (maximum: 3 direct quotes).

· The tone is appropriate to a scholarly paper. Colloquial phrases are not used.

· The paper is carefully proofed (e.g., it is apparent that a spell check was used and that the paper was also read in order to identify errors that a spell check/grammar program would not catch, etc.).

· The length limit for the paper is not exceeded.

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Headings:

· At least 2 levels of headings are used. (1 point)

· The correct levels of headings are used. The headings conform to APA (7th ed.). Headings that do not appear in APA (7th ed.) are not used. (1 point)

2

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Reference List: (At least 3 references)

· Citations are complete, aligned, internally sequenced, punctuated, and spaced correctly. (2 points)

· Mistakes, if any, appear sporadic rather than consistent.

(1 point)

· References that are cited in-text are listed on the reference page and/or all in-text references are listed on the reference page.

(1 point)

4

Possible Points for Writing & APA (7th ed.):

50

Criterion

Points Allotted

Points Attained

FAILURE TO INCLUDE IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND

REFERENCES (UP TO 20 POINT DEDUCTION)

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Paper submitted to Writing Center or Brainfuse. Feedback included with submission (separate file). (5-point deduction if not included.)

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Total Points

100

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