Nursing discussion board

5 pts

Full Marks

Identifies and demonstrates a solid understanding of the Exemplar topic discussed. Provides appropriate and advanced nursing judgement.

3 pts

Partial Marks

Identifies and demonstrates an understanding of the Exemplar topic discussed. Identifies basic relationships between concepts.

0 pts

No Marks

Does not identify and demonstrate an acceptable understanding of the Exemplar topic presented.

5 pts

Full Marks

Presents and relates connections between identified issues and the main exemplar topic with support from course content or from outside sources.

3 pts

Partial Marks

Presents connections between identified issues and the exemplar topic without support from course content or outside sources.

0 pts

No Marks

Makes inappropriate or little connection between the issues of the discussion and the exemplar topic with no supportive evidence.

5 pts

Full Marks

All references and citations are in correct APA format. No spelling errors are present and terminology use is correct. There is at least one citation for each reference.

3 pts

Partial Marks

Reference and/or citations are mostly correct in APA format. Few spelling errors or misuse of terminology is present. Sentence structure is appropriate. Citations are present without an accompanying reference. OR references are provided without any in-text citations.

0 pts

No Marks

Reference and/or citations either are not present or are not in APA format. Multiple spelling errors and misuse of terms are present.

15 pts

Full Marks

Substantively responds to two or more peers before the due date.

9 pts

Partial Marks

Substantively responds to one peer before the due date.

0 pts

No Marks

Either does not respond to peers or responses are not substantive (see definition in course information)