Description
just 300 words but be very careful at the instructions and the use of references!
use your own words!
Overview
For this discussion, you will define the nurse’s scope of practice as described by the ANA. You will also define the nurse’s scope of practice in your own state/country (if you are an international student use your own country). Next, you will explain a clinical scenario that demonstrates how you have applied this scope of practice successfully (from start to finish – a complete example for full credit). Finally, you will explain why all nurses should have a functional knowledge of their own nurse practice act. This assessment is aligned with the course objective 3 and the module objectives. Please organize your discussion board as follows:
Paragraph 1: Introduce your discussion board with a general statement about the discussion board, then a purpose statement. A purpose statement starts with: The purpose of this posting is to discuss . . . . then the key elements of what you are going to discuss. This paragraph should define the nurse’s scope of practice as defined by the American Nurses Association. This will cover the objective of: Define the nurse’s scope of practice as defined by the American Nurses Association.
Paragraph 2: You will also define the nurse’s scope of practice in your own state. This will vary between states. This will cover the objective of: Define the nurse’s scope of practice as defined by that nurse’s own state’s nursing law.
Paragraph 3: Next, you will explain a clinical scenario that demonstrates how you have applied this scope of practice successfully (from start to finish complete example). Finally, you will explain why all nurses should have a functional knowledge of their own nurse practice act. End the paragraph with a conclusion sentence or two that summarizes your thoughts.
Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.
References:
Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.
Words Limits
Initial Post: 300 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)
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RUBRIC: DISCUSSION BOARD (30 pts)
Criteria
Characteristics
of initial post
Support for
initial post
Responses to
Peers
APA format*;
Spelling/
Grammar/
Punctuation
Meets Expectations
10 to 10 Points
Provided response with rationale.
The post is substantive and reflects careful
consideration of the literature.
Examples from the student’s practice/experience are
provided to illustrate the discussion concepts.
Addressed all required elements of the discussion
prompt.
Well organized and easy to read.
5 to 5 Points
Cited minimum of two references: at least one (1)
from required course materials to support rationale
AND one (1) from peer-reviewed* references from
supplemental materials or independent study on the
topic to support responses.
The initial post is a minimum of 200 words excluding
references.
10 to 10 Points
Responses to colleagues demonstrated insight and
critical review of the colleagues’ posts and stimulate
further discussion
Responded to a minimum of two (2) peers and
included a minimum of one (1) peer-reviewed* or
course materials reference per response.
Responses are a minimum of 100 words and are
posted on different days of the discussion period by
the due date.
5 to 5 Points
APA format** is used for in-text citations and
reference list.
Posts contain grammatically correct sentences
without any spelling errors.
Levels of Achievement
Needs Improvement
3 to 9 Points
Provided response missing either
substantive rationale, consideration of the
literature, or examples from the student’s
practice/experience to illustrate the
discussion concepts.
Addresses all or most of required elements.
Somewhat organized, but may be difficult to
follow.
2 to 4 Points
Missing one (1) required course reference
AND/OR one (1) peer-reviewed reference to
validate response.
Post has at least 200 words.
4 to 9 Points
Responses to colleagues are cursory, do not
stimulate further discussion and paragraph
could have been more substantial.
Responses missing one of the following:
o insight/critical review of colleague’s
post,
o OR respond to at least two peers,
o OR a peer reviewed*or course materials
reference per response
Responses are a minimum or less than
100 words and posts were on the same
date as initial post.
2 to 4 Points
APA format is missing either in-text or at
end of the reference list.
Posts contain some grammatically correct
sentences with few spelling errors.
Unsatisfactory
0 to 2 Points
Provided response with minimal
rationale.
Does not demonstrate thought
and provides no supporting
details or examples.
Provides a general summary of
required elements.
0 to 1 Points
Missing 1 or more of the correct
type (course or peer-reviewed)
or number of references to
support response.
Post is less than 200 words or
there’s no post.
0 to 3 Points
Responses to colleagues lack
critical, in depth thought and
do not add value to the
discussion.
Responses are missing two or
more of the following:
o insight/critical review of
colleagues’ post
o AND/OR response to at least
two peers
o AND/OR a peer reviewed*
reference per response.
Responses are less than 100
words, posted same day as
initial post.
0 to 1 Points
Not APA formatted OR APA
format of references has errors
both in-text and at end of
reference list.
Post is grammatically incorrect.
NOTE: No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.
*Peer-reviewed references include professional journals (i.e. Nursing Education Perspectives, Journal of Professional Nursing, etc. – see library tab on how to access these from
database searches), professional organizations (NLN, CDC, AACN, ADA, etc.) applicable to population and practice area, along with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs – National
Guideline Clearinghouse). All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information) References not acceptable (not inclusive)
are UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations, & secondary clinical databases.
**Since it is difficult to edit the APA reference in the Blackboard discussion area, you can copy and paste APA references from your Word document to the Blackboard discussion area
and points will not be deducted because of format changes in spacing.
Last updated: 02/02/2017
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