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Course Reflection
Guidelines

PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on selected RN-BSN
competencies acquired through the NUR3125 course.

COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

– Apply principles of normal anatomy and physiology of human body systems to the pathophysiologic

processes of common health problems.

– Identify concepts, principles, and responses related to pathophysiologic processes that result in

disease.

– Discuss clinical manifestations of selected disease processes and health problems.

– Identify appropriate pharmacological treatment of specific diseases using the nursing process.

– Discuss the nurse’s role and responsibility for assessment of individuals experiencing health

problems that result in pathophysiologic alterations

POINTS
This assignment is worth a total of 100 points (10%).

DUE DATE
Submit your completed assignment under the Assignment tab by Monday 11:59 p.m. EST of Week 8 as
directed.

REQUIREMENTS
1. The Course Reflection is worth 100 points (10%) and will be graded on quality of self-

assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall
organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading
criteria/rubric.

2. Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about your essay may be posted
under the Q & A forum under the Discussions tab.

3. The length of the reflection is to be within three to six pages excluding title page and
reference pages.

4. APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components
of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered):

Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with
the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2010, p. 63).

a. Course Reflection
b. Conclusion

PREPARING YOUR REFLECTION
The BSN Essentials (AACN, 2008) outline a number of healthcare policy and advocacy competencies for
the BSN-prepared nurse. Reflect on the NUR3125 course readings, discussion threads, and applications
you have completed across this course and write a reflective essay regarding the extent to which you feel
you are now prepared to (CHOOSE 4):

1. “Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
2. Assume accountability for personal and professional behaviors.

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3. Promote the image of nursing by modeling the values and articulating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes

of the nursing profession.

4. Demonstrate professionalism, including attention to appearance, demeanor, respect for self

and others, and attention to professional boundaries with patients and families as well as

among caregivers.

5. Demonstrate an appreciation of the history of and contemporary issues in nursing and their impact on

current nursing practice.

6. Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they relate to professional practice.

7. Identify personal, professional, and environmental risks that impact personal and professional choices,

and behaviors.

8. Communicate to the healthcare team one’s personal bias on difficult healthcare decisions that impact

one’s ability to provide care.

9. Recognize the impact of attitudes, values, and expectations on the care of the very young, frail

older adults, and other vulnerable populations.

10. Protect patient privacy and confidentiality of patient records and other privileged communications.

11. Access interprofessional and intra-professional resources to resolve ethical and other practice dilemmas.

12. Act to prevent unsafe, illegal, or unethical care practices.

13. Articulate the value of pursuing practice excellence, lifelong learning, and professional

engagement to foster professional growth and development.

14. Recognize the relationship between personal health, self-renewal,

and the ability to deliver sustained quality care.

15. Conduct comprehensive and focused physical, behavioral, psychological, spiritual,

socioeconomic, and environmental assessments of health and illness parameters in patients,

using developmentally and culturally appropriate approaches.

16. Recognize the relationship of genetics and genomics to health, prevention, screening, diagnostics,

prognostics, selection of treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness,

using a constructed pedigree from collected family history information as well as standardized symbols

and terminology.

17. Implement holistic, patient centered care that reflects an understanding of human growth

and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management,

and nursing management across the health illness continuum, across the lifespan, and in all

healthcare settings.

18. Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team, including the patient and the patient’s

support network.

19. Deliver compassionate, patient centered, evidence-based care that respects patient and family

preferences.

20. Implement patient and family care around resolution of end of life and palliative care issues, such as

symptom management, support of rituals, and respect for patient and family preferences.

21. Provide appropriate patient teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient

preferences, and health literacy considerations to foster patient engagement in their care.

22. Implement evidence-based nursing interventions as appropriate for

managing the acute and chronic care of patients and promoting health across the lifespan.

23. Monitor client outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of psychobiological interventions.

24. Facilitate patient centered transitions of care, including discharge planning and ensuring the caregiver’s

knowledge of care requirements to promote safe care.

25. Provide nursing care based on evidence that contributes to safe and high-quality patient outcomes within

healthcare microsystems.

26. Create a safe care environment that results in high quality patient outcomes.

27. Revise the plan of care based on an ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes.

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28. Demonstrate clinical judgment and accountability for patient outcomes

when delegating to and supervising other members of the healthcare team.

29. Manage care to maximize health, independence, and quality of life for a group of individuals that

approximates a beginning practitioner’s workload

30. Demonstrate the application of psychomotor skills for the efficient, safe, and compassionate delivery of

patient care.

31. Develop a beginning understanding of complementary and alternative modalities and their role in health

care.

32. Develop an awareness of patients as well as healthcare professionals’ spiritual beliefs and values

and how those beliefs and values impact health care.

33. Manage the interaction of multiple functional problems affecting patients across the lifespan,

including common geriatric syndromes.

34. Understand one’s role and participation in emergency preparedness and disaster response with an

awareness of environmental factors and the risks they pose to self and patients

35. Engage in caring and healing techniques that promote a therapeutic nurse patient relationship.

36. Demonstrate tolerance for the ambiguity and unpredictability of the world and its effect on

the healthcare system as related to nursing practice.” (pp. 28, 31-32).

Reference:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN]. (2008). The essentials of baccalaureate education

for professional nursing practice. Washington, DC: Author.

DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description

(Introduction
– see note

under
requirement
#4 above)

8 8 Introduces the purpose of the reflection and addresses BSN Essentials
(AACN, 2008) pertinent to healthcare policy and advocacy.

You Decide
Reflection

80 80 Include a self-assessment regarding learning that you believe
represents your skills, knowledge, and integrative abilities to meet the
pertinent BSN Essential and sub-competencies (AACN, 2008) as a
result of active learning throughout this course. Be sure to use
examples from selected readings, threaded discussions, and/or
applications to support your assertions to address each of the following
sub-competencies:

(a) “Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical,
and legal conduct.

(b) Assume accountability for personal and professional
behaviors.

(c) Promote the image of nursing by modeling the values
and articulating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of
the nursing profession.

(d) Demonstrate professionalism, including attention
to appearance, demeanor, respect for self
and others, and attention to professional boundaries with
patients and families as well as among caregivers.

(e) Demonstrate an appreciation of the history of
and contemporary issues in nursing and their impact on current
nursing practice.

(f) Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they
relate to professional practice.

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(g) Identify personal, professional, and environmental risks that
impact personal and professional choices, and behaviors.

(h) Communicate to the healthcare team one’s personal bias on
difficult healthcare decisions that impact one’s ability to
provide care.

(i) Recognize the impact of attitudes, values, and expectations on
the care of the very young, frail older adults,
and other vulnerable populations.

(j) Protect patient privacy and confidentiality of patient records
and other privileged communications.

(k) Access interprofessional and intra-professional resources
to resolve ethical and other practice dilemmas.

(l) Act to prevent unsafe, illegal, or unethical care practices.
(m) Articulate the value of pursuing practice

excellence, lifelong learning, and professional
engagement to foster professional growth and development.

(n) Recognize the relationship between personal health, self-

renewal, and the ability to deliver sustained quality care.

(o) Conduct comprehensive and focused physical, behavioral,

psychological, spiritual, socioeconomic, and environmental

assessments of health and illness parameters in patients,

using developmentally and culturally appropriate approaches.

(p) Recognize the relationship of genetics and genomics to health,

prevention, screening, diagnostics, prognostics, selection of

treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness,

using a constructed pedigree from collected family history

information as well as standardized symbols and terminology.

(q) Implement holistic, patient centered care that reflects an

understanding of human growth and development,

pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management,

and nursing management across the health illness continuum,

across the lifespan, and in all healthcare settings.

(r) Communicate effectively with all members of

the healthcare team, including the patient and the patient’s

support network.

(s) Deliver compassionate, patient centered, evidence-

based care that respects patient and family preferences.

(t) Implement patient and family care around resolution of end of

life and palliative care issues, such as symptom management,

support of rituals, and respect for patient and family

preferences.

(u) Provide appropriate patient teaching that reflects

developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient

preferences, and health literacy considerations to foster patient

engagement in their care.

(v) Implement evidence-based nursing interventions as

appropriate for managing the acute and chronic care of

patients and promoting health across the lifespan.

(w) Monitor client outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of

psychobiological interventions.

(x) Facilitate patient centered transitions of

care, including discharge planning and ensuring the caregiver’s

knowledge of care requirements to promote safe care.

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(y) Provide nursing care based on evidence that contributes

to safe and high-quality patient outcomes within

healthcare microsystems.

(z) Create a safe care environment that results in high quality

patient outcomes.

(aa) Revise the plan of care based on an ongoing evaluation of

patient outcomes.

(bb) Demonstrate clinical judgment and accountability for patient

outcomes when delegating to and supervising other members

of the healthcare team.

(cc) Develop a beginning understanding of complementary

and alternative modalities and their role in health care.

(dd) Develop an awareness of patients as well as

healthcare professionals’ spiritual beliefs and values

and how those beliefs and values impact health care.

(ee) Manage the interaction of multiple functional problems

affecting patients across the lifespan, including common

geriatric syndromes.

(ff) Understand one’s role and participation in emergency

preparedness and disaster response with an awareness of

environmental factors and the risks they pose to self

and patients

(gg) Engage in caring and healing techniques that promote a

therapeutic nurse patient relationship.

(hh) Demonstrate tolerance for the ambiguity and unpredictability of

the world and its effect on the healthcare system as related to

nursing practice.” (pp. 28, 31-32).

Conclusion 4 4 An effective conclusion identifies the main ideas and major conclusions
from the body of your essay. Minor details are left out. Summarize the
benefits of the pertinent BSN Essential and sub-competencies (AACN,
2008) pertaining to scholarship for evidence-based practice.

Clarity of
writing

6 6 Use of standard English grammar and sentence structure. No spelling
errors or typographical errors. Organized around the required
components using appropriate headers. Writing should demonstrate
original thought without an over-reliance on the works of others.

APA format 2 2 All information taken from another source, even if summarized, must
be appropriately cited in the manuscript and listed in the references
using APA (6th ed.) format:

1. Document setup
2. Title and reference pages
3. Citations in the text and references.

Total: 100 100 A quality essay will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

GRADING RUBRIC

Assignment
Criteria

Meets Criteria Partially Meets Criteria Does Not Meet Criteria

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(Introduction –
see note under
requirement #4
above)

(8 pts)

Short introduction of
selected BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008) pertinent to
scholarship for evidence-
based practice. Rationale
is well presented, and
purpose fully developed.

7 – 8 points

Basic understanding
and/or limited use of
original explanation and/or
inappropriate emphasis on
an area.

5 – 6 points

Little or very general
introduction of selected
BSN sub-competencies
(AACN, 2008). Little to no
original explanation;
inappropriate emphasis on
an area.

0 – 4 points

You Decide
Reflection

(80 pts)

Excellent self-assessment
of skills, knowledge, and
integrative abilities
pertinent to healthcare
policy and advocacy.
Reflection on pertinent
BSN sub-competencies
(AACN, 2008) supported
with examples.

70 – 80 points

Basic self-assessment of
skills, knowledge, and
integrative abilities
pertinent to healthcare
policy and advocacy.
Reflection on pertinent
BSN sub-competencies
(AACN, 2008) not
supported with examples.

59 – 69 points

Little or very general self-
assessment of skills,
knowledge, and
integrative abilities
pertinent to healthcare
policy and advocacy. Little
or no reflection on
pertinent BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008) or reflection not
supported with examples.

0 – 58 points

Conclusion

(4 pts)

Excellent understanding of
pertinent BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008). Conclusions are
well evidenced and fully
developed.

3 – 4 points

Basic understanding
and/or limited use of
original explanation and/or
inappropriate emphasis on
an area.

2 points

Little understanding of
pertinent BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008). Little to no original
explanation; inappropriate
emphasis on an area.

0 – 1 point

Clarity of writing

(6 pts)

Excellent use of standard
English showing original
thought with minimal
reliance on the works of
others. No spelling or
grammar errors. Well
organized with proper flow
of meaning.

5 – 6 points

Some evidence of own
expression and competent
use of language. No more
than three spelling or
grammar errors. Well
organized thoughts and
concepts.

3 – 4 points

Language needs
development or there is
an over-reliance on the
works of others. Four or
more spelling and/or
grammar errors. Poorly
organized thoughts and
concepts.

0 – 2 points

APA format

(2 pts)

APA format correct with
no more than 1-2 minor
errors.

2 points

3-5 errors in APA format
and/or 1-2 citations are
missing.

1 point

APA formatting contains
multiple errors and/or
several citations are
missing.

0 points

Total Points Possible = 100 points

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Course Reflection
Guidelines

PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student an opportunity to reflect on selected RN-BSN
competencies acquired through the NUR3125 course.

COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:

– Apply principles of normal anatomy and physiology of human body systems to the pathophysiologic

processes of common health problems.

– Identify concepts, principles, and responses related to pathophysiologic processes that result in

disease.

– Discuss clinical manifestations of selected disease processes and health problems.

– Identify appropriate pharmacological treatment of specific diseases using the nursing process.

– Discuss the nurse’s role and responsibility for assessment of individuals experiencing health

problems that result in pathophysiologic alterations

POINTS
This assignment is worth a total of 100 points (10%).

DUE DATE
Submit your completed assignment under the Assignment tab by Monday 11:59 p.m. EST of Week 8 as
directed.

REQUIREMENTS
1. The Course Reflection is worth 100 points (10%) and will be graded on quality of self-

assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall
organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading
criteria/rubric.

2. Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about your essay may be posted
under the Q & A forum under the Discussions tab.

3. The length of the reflection is to be within three to six pages excluding title page and
reference pages.

4. APA format is required with both a title page and reference page. Use the required components
of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered):

Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with
the rules put forth in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2010, p. 63).

a. Course Reflection
b. Conclusion

PREPARING YOUR REFLECTION
The BSN Essentials (AACN, 2008) outline a number of healthcare policy and advocacy competencies for
the BSN-prepared nurse. Reflect on the NUR3125 course readings, discussion threads, and applications
you have completed across this course and write a reflective essay regarding the extent to which you feel
you are now prepared to (CHOOSE 4):

1. “Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
2. Assume accountability for personal and professional behaviors.

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3. Promote the image of nursing by modeling the values and articulating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes

of the nursing profession.

4. Demonstrate professionalism, including attention to appearance, demeanor, respect for self

and others, and attention to professional boundaries with patients and families as well as

among caregivers.

5. Demonstrate an appreciation of the history of and contemporary issues in nursing and their impact on

current nursing practice.

6. Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they relate to professional practice.

7. Identify personal, professional, and environmental risks that impact personal and professional choices,

and behaviors.

8. Communicate to the healthcare team one’s personal bias on difficult healthcare decisions that impact

one’s ability to provide care.

9. Recognize the impact of attitudes, values, and expectations on the care of the very young, frail

older adults, and other vulnerable populations.

10. Protect patient privacy and confidentiality of patient records and other privileged communications.

11. Access interprofessional and intra-professional resources to resolve ethical and other practice dilemmas.

12. Act to prevent unsafe, illegal, or unethical care practices.

13. Articulate the value of pursuing practice excellence, lifelong learning, and professional

engagement to foster professional growth and development.

14. Recognize the relationship between personal health, self-renewal,

and the ability to deliver sustained quality care.

15. Conduct comprehensive and focused physical, behavioral, psychological, spiritual,

socioeconomic, and environmental assessments of health and illness parameters in patients,

using developmentally and culturally appropriate approaches.

16. Recognize the relationship of genetics and genomics to health, prevention, screening, diagnostics,

prognostics, selection of treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness,

using a constructed pedigree from collected family history information as well as standardized symbols

and terminology.

17. Implement holistic, patient centered care that reflects an understanding of human growth

and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management,

and nursing management across the health illness continuum, across the lifespan, and in all

healthcare settings.

18. Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team, including the patient and the patient’s

support network.

19. Deliver compassionate, patient centered, evidence-based care that respects patient and family

preferences.

20. Implement patient and family care around resolution of end of life and palliative care issues, such as

symptom management, support of rituals, and respect for patient and family preferences.

21. Provide appropriate patient teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient

preferences, and health literacy considerations to foster patient engagement in their care.

22. Implement evidence-based nursing interventions as appropriate for

managing the acute and chronic care of patients and promoting health across the lifespan.

23. Monitor client outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of psychobiological interventions.

24. Facilitate patient centered transitions of care, including discharge planning and ensuring the caregiver’s

knowledge of care requirements to promote safe care.

25. Provide nursing care based on evidence that contributes to safe and high-quality patient outcomes within

healthcare microsystems.

26. Create a safe care environment that results in high quality patient outcomes.

27. Revise the plan of care based on an ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes.

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28. Demonstrate clinical judgment and accountability for patient outcomes

when delegating to and supervising other members of the healthcare team.

29. Manage care to maximize health, independence, and quality of life for a group of individuals that

approximates a beginning practitioner’s workload

30. Demonstrate the application of psychomotor skills for the efficient, safe, and compassionate delivery of

patient care.

31. Develop a beginning understanding of complementary and alternative modalities and their role in health

care.

32. Develop an awareness of patients as well as healthcare professionals’ spiritual beliefs and values

and how those beliefs and values impact health care.

33. Manage the interaction of multiple functional problems affecting patients across the lifespan,

including common geriatric syndromes.

34. Understand one’s role and participation in emergency preparedness and disaster response with an

awareness of environmental factors and the risks they pose to self and patients

35. Engage in caring and healing techniques that promote a therapeutic nurse patient relationship.

36. Demonstrate tolerance for the ambiguity and unpredictability of the world and its effect on

the healthcare system as related to nursing practice.” (pp. 28, 31-32).

Reference:
American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN]. (2008). The essentials of baccalaureate education

for professional nursing practice. Washington, DC: Author.

DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description

(Introduction
– see note

under
requirement
#4 above)

8 8 Introduces the purpose of the reflection and addresses BSN Essentials
(AACN, 2008) pertinent to healthcare policy and advocacy.

You Decide
Reflection

80 80 Include a self-assessment regarding learning that you believe
represents your skills, knowledge, and integrative abilities to meet the
pertinent BSN Essential and sub-competencies (AACN, 2008) as a
result of active learning throughout this course. Be sure to use
examples from selected readings, threaded discussions, and/or
applications to support your assertions to address each of the following
sub-competencies:

(a) “Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical,
and legal conduct.

(b) Assume accountability for personal and professional
behaviors.

(c) Promote the image of nursing by modeling the values
and articulating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of
the nursing profession.

(d) Demonstrate professionalism, including attention
to appearance, demeanor, respect for self
and others, and attention to professional boundaries with
patients and families as well as among caregivers.

(e) Demonstrate an appreciation of the history of
and contemporary issues in nursing and their impact on current
nursing practice.

(f) Reflect on one’s own beliefs and values as they
relate to professional practice.

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(g) Identify personal, professional, and environmental risks that
impact personal and professional choices, and behaviors.

(h) Communicate to the healthcare team one’s personal bias on
difficult healthcare decisions that impact one’s ability to
provide care.

(i) Recognize the impact of attitudes, values, and expectations on
the care of the very young, frail older adults,
and other vulnerable populations.

(j) Protect patient privacy and confidentiality of patient records
and other privileged communications.

(k) Access interprofessional and intra-professional resources
to resolve ethical and other practice dilemmas.

(l) Act to prevent unsafe, illegal, or unethical care practices.
(m) Articulate the value of pursuing practice

excellence, lifelong learning, and professional
engagement to foster professional growth and development.

(n) Recognize the relationship between personal health, self-

renewal, and the ability to deliver sustained quality care.

(o) Conduct comprehensive and focused physical, behavioral,

psychological, spiritual, socioeconomic, and environmental

assessments of health and illness parameters in patients,

using developmentally and culturally appropriate approaches.

(p) Recognize the relationship of genetics and genomics to health,

prevention, screening, diagnostics, prognostics, selection of

treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness,

using a constructed pedigree from collected family history

information as well as standardized symbols and terminology.

(q) Implement holistic, patient centered care that reflects an

understanding of human growth and development,

pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical management,

and nursing management across the health illness continuum,

across the lifespan, and in all healthcare settings.

(r) Communicate effectively with all members of

the healthcare team, including the patient and the patient’s

support network.

(s) Deliver compassionate, patient centered, evidence-

based care that respects patient and family preferences.

(t) Implement patient and family care around resolution of end of

life and palliative care issues, such as symptom management,

support of rituals, and respect for patient and family

preferences.

(u) Provide appropriate patient teaching that reflects

developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient

preferences, and health literacy considerations to foster patient

engagement in their care.

(v) Implement evidence-based nursing interventions as

appropriate for managing the acute and chronic care of

patients and promoting health across the lifespan.

(w) Monitor client outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of

psychobiological interventions.

(x) Facilitate patient centered transitions of

care, including discharge planning and ensuring the caregiver’s

knowledge of care requirements to promote safe care.

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(y) Provide nursing care based on evidence that contributes

to safe and high-quality patient outcomes within

healthcare microsystems.

(z) Create a safe care environment that results in high quality

patient outcomes.

(aa) Revise the plan of care based on an ongoing evaluation of

patient outcomes.

(bb) Demonstrate clinical judgment and accountability for patient

outcomes when delegating to and supervising other members

of the healthcare team.

(cc) Develop a beginning understanding of complementary

and alternative modalities and their role in health care.

(dd) Develop an awareness of patients as well as

healthcare professionals’ spiritual beliefs and values

and how those beliefs and values impact health care.

(ee) Manage the interaction of multiple functional problems

affecting patients across the lifespan, including common

geriatric syndromes.

(ff) Understand one’s role and participation in emergency

preparedness and disaster response with an awareness of

environmental factors and the risks they pose to self

and patients

(gg) Engage in caring and healing techniques that promote a

therapeutic nurse patient relationship.

(hh) Demonstrate tolerance for the ambiguity and unpredictability of

the world and its effect on the healthcare system as related to

nursing practice.” (pp. 28, 31-32).

Conclusion 4 4 An effective conclusion identifies the main ideas and major conclusions
from the body of your essay. Minor details are left out. Summarize the
benefits of the pertinent BSN Essential and sub-competencies (AACN,
2008) pertaining to scholarship for evidence-based practice.

Clarity of
writing

6 6 Use of standard English grammar and sentence structure. No spelling
errors or typographical errors. Organized around the required
components using appropriate headers. Writing should demonstrate
original thought without an over-reliance on the works of others.

APA format 2 2 All information taken from another source, even if summarized, must
be appropriately cited in the manuscript and listed in the references
using APA (6th ed.) format:

1. Document setup
2. Title and reference pages
3. Citations in the text and references.

Total: 100 100 A quality essay will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

GRADING RUBRIC

Assignment
Criteria

Meets Criteria Partially Meets Criteria Does Not Meet Criteria

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(Introduction –
see note under
requirement #4
above)

(8 pts)

Short introduction of
selected BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008) pertinent to
scholarship for evidence-
based practice. Rationale
is well presented, and
purpose fully developed.

7 – 8 points

Basic understanding
and/or limited use of
original explanation and/or
inappropriate emphasis on
an area.

5 – 6 points

Little or very general
introduction of selected
BSN sub-competencies
(AACN, 2008). Little to no
original explanation;
inappropriate emphasis on
an area.

0 – 4 points

You Decide
Reflection

(80 pts)

Excellent self-assessment
of skills, knowledge, and
integrative abilities
pertinent to healthcare
policy and advocacy.
Reflection on pertinent
BSN sub-competencies
(AACN, 2008) supported
with examples.

70 – 80 points

Basic self-assessment of
skills, knowledge, and
integrative abilities
pertinent to healthcare
policy and advocacy.
Reflection on pertinent
BSN sub-competencies
(AACN, 2008) not
supported with examples.

59 – 69 points

Little or very general self-
assessment of skills,
knowledge, and
integrative abilities
pertinent to healthcare
policy and advocacy. Little
or no reflection on
pertinent BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008) or reflection not
supported with examples.

0 – 58 points

Conclusion

(4 pts)

Excellent understanding of
pertinent BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008). Conclusions are
well evidenced and fully
developed.

3 – 4 points

Basic understanding
and/or limited use of
original explanation and/or
inappropriate emphasis on
an area.

2 points

Little understanding of
pertinent BSN sub-
competencies (AACN,
2008). Little to no original
explanation; inappropriate
emphasis on an area.

0 – 1 point

Clarity of writing

(6 pts)

Excellent use of standard
English showing original
thought with minimal
reliance on the works of
others. No spelling or
grammar errors. Well
organized with proper flow
of meaning.

5 – 6 points

Some evidence of own
expression and competent
use of language. No more
than three spelling or
grammar errors. Well
organized thoughts and
concepts.

3 – 4 points

Language needs
development or there is
an over-reliance on the
works of others. Four or
more spelling and/or
grammar errors. Poorly
organized thoughts and
concepts.

0 – 2 points

APA format

(2 pts)

APA format correct with
no more than 1-2 minor
errors.

2 points

3-5 errors in APA format
and/or 1-2 citations are
missing.

1 point

APA formatting contains
multiple errors and/or
several citations are
missing.

0 points

Total Points Possible = 100 points