he Catholic University of America, Conway School of Nursing
NURS151: Introduction to Health Systems and Professions
Writing Assignment, Fall, 2024
Assignment:
- Write a 5-7 page scholarly paper, in APA format, exploring an area of clinical practice of interest to you. You must incorporate at least one (1) scholarly article, preferably a research article, that relates to the clinical area of practice.
- Your paper must include the following items. Please consult the grading rubric for the metrics used to evaluate this assignment
- A cover page
- An introduction
- Presentation of a particular area of nursing clinical practice, including:
- a description of the places where this clinical care/practice is delivered
- the typical patients/clients encountered, and
- the required and recommended qualifications for this area of practice.
- A brief assessment of nursing research related to this area of practice (see examples below).
- Kruse-Diehr, A. J., Lee, M. J., Shackelford, J., & Saidou Hangadoumbo, F. (2021). The State of Research on Faith Community Nursing in Public Health Interventions: Results from a Systematic Review. Journal of Religion and Health, 60(2), 1339–1374.
- Bryant, K., Pro, G., Rojo, M., Patel, J., Haynes, T., McElfish, P., Sepulveda, M., & Hart, C. (2022). Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda.
- If certification is required or recommended, identify the certification(s) and the process for obtaining certification
- The reason this area of practice is attractive to you
- A conclusion
- Intext citation of sources and a Reference List for all sources (note the Reference List is in addition to the 5-7 pages required for the paper)
- Note: use original sources; do not use websites from other colleges or from job search sites
- Students are expected to meet with the Writing Center at least once prior to submitting this assignment.
Points will be deducted for missing items.
Turnitin will be used to measure/evaluate for plagiarism.
Due Dates:
- Topic/area of clinical interest due in Brightspace by start of class, October 7, 2024
- Final paper due October 21, 2024, by the start of class. Students must upload an electronic copy of the paper into the appropriate Journal in Brightspace AND provide a typed, stapled, hard copy of the paper by the start of the lecture.
Grading Rubric
Student name: ______________________________ Section: _____ Grade: __________
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Component |
Excellent (91-100) |
Good (80-90) |
Average (64-79) |
Below Average (0-63) |
Total Points |
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Introduction |
Introduction provides a clear and well-articulated introduction (including supporting data) (24-25 points) |
Introduction evident. Clarity of thought inconsistent throughout introduction (21-23 points) |
Intelligible ideas, lack of clarity in the introduction (18-20 points) |
Lacking introduction; paper does not address assignment (0-17 points) |
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Review of the Literature (ROTL) |
At least one scholarly article incorporated into paper that relates to the specialty discussed; article/sources is related to the content of the paper and appropriately incorporated into content (19-20 points) |
Scholarly article has some relationship to the paper; however, presentation lacks clarity (17-18 points) |
Scholarly article(s) not related to or well incorporated into the paper content (15-16 points) |
No scholarly article/references (0-14 points) |
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Presentation of content |
Demonstrates critical thinking. There is a comprehensive review of the topic; ideas are well developed, and meets the content requirements for the paper (32-35 points) |
Demonstrates novice level of critical thinking. Excludes 1-2 required elements for the assignment. (28-31 points) |
Main points are indirectly supported or support is not specific; does not include 3-4 required elements of the assignment (21-27 points) |
Content provides insufficient support of the topic (0-20 points) |
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Organization, Spelling, Grammar, Compliance with CUA and CSON policy, APA format |
Paper is engaging and demonstrates sequential and appropriate organization; paragraphs are well developed; vocabulary is appropriate to BSN study; transitions are smooth; there are no spelling, language, or grammatical errors; paper absent evidence of plagiarism (15 points) |
Evidence of basic organization; transitions present; rare spelling, vocabulary, language, and/or grammatical errors (14 points) |
Vocabulary, grammar and/or organization inconsistent with baccalaureate level of study; APA formatting inconsistent; occasional spelling, vocabulary and/or grammatical errors (12-13 points) |
Paper lacks organization; numerous grammatical errors; APA formatting absent; or lacks adherence to CUA and/or CSON policies (0-11 points) |
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Citation of References |
All references are cited in APA format (intext and on Reference List) (5 points) |
Use of APA format evident with rare errors (4 points) |
Citations in non-APA format; 1 or more citations in text do not appear in the reference list; several APA errors (2-3 points) |
>1 citation absent from text or reference list (0-1 point) |
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