In this assignment, you will be exploring actual and potential health problems in the childhood years using a functional health assessment and Erickson’s Stages of Child Development. 

Cite and reference all sources used in your answers, Minimum of 3 references.  Include in your assessment a thorough discussion of Erickson’s Stages of Child Development as it pertains to the development age of the child.

  NO PLAGIARISM

Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment

Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP)	ToddlerErickson’s Developmental Stage:	Preschool-AgedErickson’s Developmental Stage:	School-AgedErickson’s Developmental Stage:
Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Pattern of Elimination:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Pattern of Activity and Exercise:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Cognitive/Perceptual Pattern:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Pattern of Sleep and Rest:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Pattern of Self-Perception and Self-Concept:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Role-Relationship Pattern:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List 2 potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Sexuality – Reproductive Pattern:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Pattern of Coping and Stress Tolerance:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List wo potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.
Pattern of Value and Beliefs:List two normal assessment findings that would be characteristic for each age group.List two potential problems that a nurse may discover in an assessment of each age group.

Short Answer Questions

Address the following based on the above assessment findings. Expected answers will be 2 paragraphs in length. Cite and referenceoutside sources used.

1) Compare and contrast identified similarities as well as differences in expected assessment across the childhood age groups.

2) Summarize how a nurse would handle physical assessments, examinations, education, and communication differently with children versus adults. Consider spirituality and cultural differences in your answer.

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INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICES

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Question 1

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When examining USA mortality data by race (white and black), we find:

Select one:

a. Modern baby delivery technology has eliminated differences in infant mortality between white and black babies

b. Since 1995, life expectancy of black people has actually surpassed the life expectancy of white people

c. The gap between mortality rates of white people and black people has completely closed

d. A gap between mortality rates of white people and black people continues to persist

Question 2

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An important function of local public health departments is:

Select one:

a. Conducting ongoing disease surveillance and monitoring

b. Maintaining birth control clinics through Planned Parenthood

c. Providing outpatient medical treatment for chronic diseases

d. Offering dental care to low income citizens

Question 3

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The single greatest source of death one hundred years ago was:

Select one:

a. Chronic diseases

b. Life-style related diseases

c. Infectious diseases

d. Accidents

Question 4

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What role do public health agencies play in coping with terrorism?

Select one:

a. Screening airline passengers to identify possible terrorists

b. Monitoring for potential biological threats and attacks

c. Conducting intelligence efforts overseas to surface potential terrorists

d. Serving on the National Security Council

Question 5

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It is important that policy makers and health care providers be able to measure the access of community members to health care services. Which of the following measures is employed to see whether access is fairly distributed among different segments of the population?

Select one:

a. Hospital bed-to-population ratio

b. Percentage insurance coverage

c. Race and ethnicity/differentials

d. Physician office use measures

Question 6

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Alternative medicine approaches – including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and dietary supplementation – are growing in the United States.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 7

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When considering healthcare policy, which of the following issues is the most significant policy issue facing policy makers today:

Select one:

a. Improving the caliber of education at medical school

b. Employing information systems to improve healthcare delivery

c. Access to health care

d. Treating rare diseases that do not normally receive adequate attention from the medical and research communities

Question 8

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The focus on reducing the impact of diseases once they occur in individual patients is an example of:

Select one:

a. Primary prevention

b. Secondary prevention

c. Tertiary prevention

d. Quaternary prevention

Question 9

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With ambulatory care:

Select one:

a. The importance of hospital-provided services has increased

b. Many services that were traditionally provided on an inpatient basis are now supplied on an outpatient basis

c. Advanced surgical procedures – such as open heart surgery – are performed in the patient’s home

d. The need for health insurance has diminished.

Question 10

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Which of the following best illustrates the statement: “Attitudes have a big impact on care-seeking behavior.”

Select one:

a. Patients who dislike hospitals are slow to pay their bills

b. People who believe that health care services are likely to help them are more likely to seek health care than those who are skeptical of medical practice

c. People who respect their health care provider are likely to share their positive feelings with friends and colleagues

d. People who have a bad experience with one health care provider may switch to another

Question 11

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Thanks to early detection and improved interventions, survival rates for cancer have increased dramatically in the past three decades.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 12

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The level of funding of Medicaid is strongly affected by increased longevity of the population.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 13

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Which Federal agency is charged with conducting epidemiological investigations of disease outbreaks?

Select one:

a. FDA

b. National Center for Health Statistics

c. Center for Disease Control and Prevention

d. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 14

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Expansion of Federal government responsibility expanded dramatically after:

Select one:

a. 1898 – the Spanish American War

b. 1917 – World War I

c. 1935 – Social Security Act

d. 1945 – World War II

Question 15

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The Federal government agency that plays a lead role in testing new medicines, equipment and procedures to assure their safety and efficacy is:

Select one:

a. National Institutes of Health

b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

c. Food and Drug Administration

d. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 16

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Divorce can have a significant impact on the provision of health services. Which of the following items exemplifies this? (Remember, we are looking for a significant impact.)

Select one:

a. Divorce can lead to reduced living standards – it becomes harder to afford medical care

b. Divorce can lead to anger between former husbands and wives, which means they won’t likely use the same health care providers that they used before splitting up

c. The cost of getting a divorce can be high, leaving less money to spend on health care needs

d. Divorce strengthens the law profession, a major source of medical malpractice lawsuits

Question 17

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When looking to the future, it is projected that there will be a substantial increase in health care costs in America and other Western countries due to:

Select one:

a. The aging of the population

b. Increased cancer rates tied to increased smoking

c. Government intervention into the health care system

d. Increasing costs of medical technology

Question 18

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Improvements in information technology have enabled policy makers and health care providers to identify deficiencies in health care access that can be remedied. A significant example of such technology is:

Select one:

a. 4G cell phones

b. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

c. Tablet computers, such as the iPad

d. Web 3.0

Question 19

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A truly modern health care system emerged in the Post World War II era, as exemplified by technological advances, improved therapeutic interventions, increased focus on chronic diseases, and:

Select one:

a. Federal government involvement in health services directly

b. Improved diets of the population

c. Introduction of CAT scanning diagnostic procedures

d. Passage of the Social Security Act

Question 20

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The most effective way individuals can affect their health and longevity is to pursue healthy lifestyles.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 21

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Individual physicians make important contributions to maintaining good public health in society through:

Select one:

a. Their financial contributions to health care programs

b. Their active participation in public health societies

c. Their attempts to control health care costs

d. The clinical preventive services they offer

Question 22

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At the outset of the 21st century, which of the following countries spent the largest portion of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) on health expenditures?

Select one:

a. Germany

b. United States

c. Mexico

d. United Kingdom

Question 23

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For solo practice physicians to survive, they often need to:

Select one:

a. Affiliate with larger practices, e.g., with hospitals or managed care organizations

b. Purchase more sophisticated technology

c. Provide services to uninsured patients

d. Locate their practices in low income neighborhoods

Question 24

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It is more difficult for young physicians to set up solo practices today than in the past.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 25

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It is important that policy makers and health care providers be able to measure the access of community members to health care services. Which of the following measures is employed to see whether the health system itself contributes to adequate access?

Select one:

a. Hospital bed-to-population ratio

b. Percentage insurance coverage

c. Race and ethnicity/differentials

d. Physician office use measures

Question 26

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A patient undergoes a battery of diagnostic medical procedures. This is an example of:

Select one:

a. Primary care

b. Secondary care

c. Tertiary care

d. Quaternary care

Question 27

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In recent years, employers have been:

Select one:

a. Increasing employee health benefits

b. Cutting back on employee health benefits

c. Keeping employee health benefits level

d. Supporting legislation to provide more health coverage of employees

Question 28

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Provide the best answer: The increase of domestic population in America is tied to:

Select one:

a. Big increases in illegal immigration – without illegal immigration, population would shrink

b. Rapidly increasing birth rates

c. The excess of deaths over births

d. The excess of births over deaths and immigration

Question 29

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Perhaps the dominant challenge for the future of health care services in the United States will be tied to:

Select one:

a. Dealing with increased immigration

b. Developing more sophisticated medical technologies

c. Reducing the incidence of cancer

d. Providing adequate services to an aging of the population

Question 30

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In the United States, two great steps toward increasing access of poorer people to health care services was the launching of Medicare and Medicaid.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 31

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Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the American health care system today is:

Select one:

a. Introducing more sophisticated medical technology into hospitals

b. Protecting doctors from medical malpractice lawsuits

c. Improving Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) services

d. Providing adequate health care treatment for the uninsured

Question 32

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America’s underperformance in the health services arena is tied to its underinvestment in medicine and health services.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 33

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Advances in healthcare management in recent years have enabled policy makers to promote template health care services that satisfy the health care needs of the majority of the population.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 34

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Ambulatory care is a recent phenomenon.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 35

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An important source of information on patients’ use of office visits to see physicians is:

Select one:

a. Surveys conducted of patients as they leave doctors’ offices

b. Telephone surveys of a random sample of the population, asking people about their use of visits to doctors’ office

c. The AARP Patient Patterns Survey

d. The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

Question 36

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The single greatest source of death today is:

Select one:

a. Chronic diseases

b. Life-style diseases

c. Infectious diseases

d. Accidents

Question 37

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The Federal government agency that plays a lead role in supporting biomedical research is:

Select one:

a. National Institutes of Health

b. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

c. Food and Drug Administration

d. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 38

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A surgical team performs heart transplant surgery. This is an example of:

Select one:

a. Primary care

b. Secondary care

c. Tertiary care

d. Quaternary care

Question 39

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When looking at data for 1986 to more recent data comparing access of women to important diagnostic services related to medical disorder peculiar to women, we find that access has remained flat.

Select one:

a. true

b. false

Question 40

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An important role employers can play in public health and preventive services is:

Select one:

a. Contributing to worthy causes that promote public health and prevention

b. Maintaining a physician to provide employees with medical services

c. Exhorting their employees to pursue good public health practices

d. Ensuring the safety of their workers through occupational health efforts

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Write a 3–4 page evidence-based resourcing plan for one component of the Heart Failure Clinic.

It is important for the nurse leader to have not only a basic  understanding of the budget process, but to understand how to work with  variances in staffing, patient loads, and supply costs in order to meet  the needs of the patients, without compromising the funding process of  the clinic.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate  your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment  criteria:

• Competency 3: Apply management strategies and best practices for  health care finance, human resources, and materials allocation  decisions to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.       
  • Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.
  • Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.
• Competency 4: Apply professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct in professional practice.       
  • Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.
• Competency 5: Communicate in manner that is consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.       
  • Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and current APA style.

Instructions

Deliverable: Develop one component of an evidence-based resourcing plan.

Scenario:

The hospital leadership team has already allocated the major  capital expenditures for the heart failure clinic, such as the facility,  legal services, IT, and security services. However, as a member of the  nurse team, you have been asked to develop one component of a resourcing plan for the next leadership meeting.

You may use any combination of documents (for example, a  spreadsheet or a table) in addition to explanatory information to convey  information clearly and succinctly.

Choose  one of the following:

Budget:

• Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.      
  • Identify the business plan budget categories and subcategories (not necessarily the actual cost) to establish a new clinic.
  • Start-up expenses.
  • Examine fixed and variable costs.
  • Capital budget items.        
    • Examples: salary and benefits, staffing mix, specialized equipment or materials, et cetera.
  • Contingency fund and parameters.
• Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.      
  • Explain the alignment to best practices and professional standards for cost effective outpatient services.
  • How will uninsured or underinsured patients be managed?
• Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.      
  • What data resources and tools analyze costs, health insurance, and hospitalization services?
  • How will billing be handled?
  • How will you determine if outpatient management is cost-effective?
  • How does transparency impact the consumer?

Staffing Plan:

• Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.
  • Identify the disciplines and skill mix needed for appropriate staffing.
  • Estimate staffing requirements by discipline and staffing ratios (evidence-based).
  • Develop a sample staffing schedule.
  • How will you staff to meet corporate diversity goals or the needs of diverse patients?
  • Explain how delegation, collaboration, negotiation will affect staffing plan.       
    • How does a union contract affect the staffing plan or schedule?         
      • Examine the Nurse Practice Act for your state.           
        • How does the Nurse Practice Act affect your staffing plan?
• Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.      
  • Align your staffing plan to best practices, the Nurse Practice  Act for your state, scope of practice, and the Joint Commission  standards for outpatients.
• Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.      
  • How will you know if staffing is cost-effective?
  • How will you know if staffing mix or schedule impacts patient outcomes?

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
• Length: The plan should be 3–4 pages in content length, double-spaced.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Number of resources: Support your plan with a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources, in addition to professional standards.

View RubricDue Date: Apr 07, 2019 23:59:59       Max Points: 100

Details:

The benchmark assesses the following competency:

Benchmark: 5.1. Understand the human experience across the health-illness continuum.

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following:

1. Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.
2. Reflect on your overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum.
3. Discuss the options and resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark – Human Experience Across the Health-Illness Continuum  

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75.00%

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Satisfactory
79.00%

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Good
89.00%

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100.00%

80.0 %Content

30.0 %Health-Illness Importance to Health and Patient Care (Benchmarked: 5.1. Understand the human experience across the health-illness continuum.) 

A discussion on the importance of the health-illness continuum is not presented. 

A partial summary on the importance of the health-illness continuum is presented. The summary does not fully include the relation of the continuum to health and the human experience in patient care. There are significant inaccuracies. More evidence or information is needed.

A general discussion on the importance of the health-illness in relation to health and the human experience in patient care is presented. The discussion generally establishes that the health-illness continuum is important to patient care. There are some inaccuracies. More information or rationale is needed.

A discussion on the importance of the health-illness in relation to health and the human experience in patient care is presented. The discussion demonstrates that the health-illness continuum is important to patient care. Some rationale is needed for clarity.

A discussion on the importance of the health-illness continuum in relation to health and the human experience in patient care is presented. The discussion demonstrates that the health-illness continuum is important to patient care. Strong rationale is offered for support.

30.0 %Refection on Personal State of Health and the Health Illness Continuum

Reflection on personal overall state of health is omitted. 

A partial summary of personal overall state of health is included. The summary is not informative. Behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being are omitted or incomplete. 

A general discussion of personal overall state of health is included. Overall the discussion demonstrates some insight into some behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being. The author does not clearly establish where personal health falls on the health-illness continuum.

A discussion of personal state of health is included. The discussion demonstrates personal insight into overall behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being. The author establishes where personal health falls on the health-illness continuum.

A well-developed discussion of personal state of health is included. The discussion demonstrates strong personal insight into behaviors supporting or detracting from health and well-being. The author clearly establishes where personal health falls on the health-illness continuum. 

20.0 %Resources Supporting Wellness

Options and resources available to help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are omitted.

Partial options and resources available that would help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. It is unclear how this will assist in moving the author toward wellness.

General options and resources available that would help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. More information is needed to establish how this will assist in moving the author toward wellness.

Options and resources available that would reasonably help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. The author establishes how these resources will assist in moving toward wellness.

Options and resources available that would be extremely helpful to help the author move toward wellness on the health-illness continuum are presented. The author clearly establishes how these will assist in moving toward wellness. Insight into wellness as it pertains to the health illness continuum is demonstrated.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 

5.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.

Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 

5.0 %Argument Logic and Construction

Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.

Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility.

Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. 

Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative.

Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness 

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, or word choice are present.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. 

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. 

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

5.0 %Format

2.0 %Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.

Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. 

Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

All format elements are correct. 

3.0 %Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

Sources are not documented.

Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. 

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

100 %Total Weightage

Preparing Your Reflection

The DNP Essentials (AACN, 2006) outline a number of scientific underpinnings for practice competencies for the DNP-prepared nurse. Reflect on the NR700 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:

1.     “Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.

2.     Use science-based theories and concepts to: determine the nature and significance of health and health care delivery phenomena; describe the actions and advanced strategies to enhance, alleviate, and ameliorate health and health care delivery phenomena as appropriate; and evaluate outcomes.

3.     Develop and evaluate new practice approaches based on nursing theories and theories from other disciplines” (AACN, 2006, p. 9).

Reference:

American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN]. (2006). The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice. Washington, DC: Author.

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Directions and Grading Criteria

Category	Points	%	Description
(Introduction – see note under requirement #5 above)	8	8	Introduces the purpose of the reflection and addresses DNP Essentials (AACN, 2006) pertinent to scientific underpinnings for practice.
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 DNP Essential and sub-competencies (AACN, 2006) 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)   “Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, the biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.(b)   Use science-based theories and concepts to: determine the nature and significance of health and health care delivery phenomena; describe the actions and advanced strategies to enhance, alleviate, and ameliorate health and health care delivery phenomena as appropriate; and evaluate outcomes.(c)   Develop and evaluate new practice approaches based on nursing theories and theories from other disciplines” (AACN, 2006, p. 9).
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 DNP Essential and sub-competencies (AACN, 2006) pertaining to scientific underpinnings for 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 setup2.  Title and reference pages3.  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
(Introduction – see note under requirement #5 above)(8 pts)	Short introduction of selected DNP sub-competencies (AACN, 2006) pertinent to scientific underpinnings for 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 DNP sub-competencies (AACN, 2006). 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 abilitiespertinent to scientific underpinnings for practice. Reflection on pertinent DNP sub-competencies (AACN, 2006) supported with examples.70 – 80 points	Basic self-assessment of skills, knowledge, and integrative abilitiespertinent to scientific underpinnings for practice. Reflection on pertinent DNP sub-competencies (AACN, 2006) not supported with examples.59 – 69 points	Little or very general self-assessment of skills, knowledge, and integrative abilitiespertinent to scientific underpinnings for practice. Little or no reflection on pertinent DNP sub-competencies (AACN, 2006) or reflection not supported with examples.0 – 58 points
Conclusion(4 pts)	Excellent understanding of pertinent DNP sub- competencies (AACN, 2006). 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 DNP sub-competencies (AACN, 2006). Little to no original explanation; inappropriate emphasis on an area.0 – 1 points
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