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Community Assessment Scholarly Paper

This is an assessment of your chosen community, using the guidelines provided with your text. Be sure to describe the specific area of nursing you have chosen and describe what it will take to be successful. Each of the listed areas must be thoroughly addressed. References must not be more than 5 years old. Paper must be in APA format. Length is between 12 – 14 pages (not including title page or references). Anything over the 14 pages will not be graded.

Rubric Code: SX3737C

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Subject: Nursing

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Article Critique Critique the provided research article and assess the methodology and ethical concerns.
	Below Expectations (N/A)	Meets Expectations (N/A)	Exceeds Expectations (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Scholarly standards 20 pts Lists goals of the paper with pertinent details. Then discuss ethical considerations to apply. Assignments should reflect an adequate knowledge of the topic, an understanding of underlying principles, synthesis of content, and interpretation of the subject with creative thought.	Below Expectations Substantial<BR> inaccuracies in references and understanding of content. Evidence is<BR> insufficient. An opinion<BR> paper with faulty<BR> descriptors. Does not follow in a<BR> logical format.<BR> Does not<BR> convey organized<BR> thoughts.	Meets Expectations Doesn't fully<BR> address other<BR> viewpoints and/or<BR> doesn't clarify own<BR> views. Writer's<BR> perspective is<BR> acceptable, but not<BR> easy to follow. Attempts to follow<BR> logical format, but<BR> wonders from one<BR> concept to another<BR> without clear flow or<BR> rational. Thoughts<BR> are not well<BR> organized.	Exceeds Expectations Elaborates on resources for building a successful career in community health nursing, but does<BR> not clarify or<BR> support own views.<BR> Attempts to follow<BR> logical format, but<BR> with less<BR> consistency. Flow of<BR> paper may result in<BR> confusion between<BR> writer's opinions and<BR> supported,<BR> evidenced-based<BR> reports.	Excellent Elaborates fully on topic clearly laying out a successful career path in an area of CHN, professional sources. Has defined the concepts discussed, used the required resources, and uses clear and effective examples. Answers the questions: What is my selected CHN career? Does what I say make a clear career path? Can readers discern my opinions from the evidence used to support them? Shows relevance for a successful career that incorporates ethics, spirituality, theory, and a specific area of CHN.
Originality 15 pts All assignments are expected to reflect original thoughts and interpretations of the information. Direct quotations should be kept to a minimum and used only when they enhance the message you are trying to convey. The topic posed is only part of the total. Does student find interesting angles from which to explore? All assignments are expected to reflect original thoughts and interpretations of the information. Must be submitted to SafeAssign.	Below Expectations Much of the paper is copied from other sources, no original work is evident. Direct quotations<BR> exceed 20%. Fails<BR> to raise any<BR> important questions<BR> related to the topic<BR> assigned. Does not<BR> meet the criteria of<BR> the assignment.	Meets Expectations Direct quotations<BR> are between<BR> 10-15%. Raises<BR> questions related to<BR> the topic, but may<BR> not provide reader<BR> with adequate<BR> evidence for why<BR> these additional<BR> questions should be<BR> considered.	Exceeds Expectations Direct quotations<BR> are between 5-10%.<BR> Raises important<BR> questions relevant<BR> to the assigned<BR> topic, and answers<BR> them with evidence<BR> from professional<BR> sources.	Excellent Less than 5% direct<BR> quotations and they<BR> are only used to raise<BR> important questions<BR> relevant to the<BR> assigned topic and<BR> clearly make a point.
Proper Grammar 5 pts All assignments are expected to meet minimum standards for proper English. This means that grammar, mechanics, punctuation, spelling and sentence structure should all be checked carefully by the student prior to submission. Spell check and grammar check are useful, but will not catch everything. Does the student use resources available to ensure grammatical and structural accuracy of the paper?	Below Expectations Writing mechanics,<BR> word usage,<BR> grammar and<BR> spelling contain<BR> many errors that do<BR> effect the paper's<BR> content.	Meets Expectations Multiple errors, but<BR> they do not<BR> substantially distract<BR> from the content.	Exceeds Expectations Writing mechanics,<BR> word usage,<BR> grammar and<BR> spelling contains few<BR> errors that mostly<BR> do not effect the<BR> paper's content.	Excellent Writing mechanics,<BR> word usage,<BR> grammar and<BR> spelling contain<BR> minimal errors that<BR> do not effect the<BR> paper's content.
Format 5 pts All assignments should include a cover pager that has your name, date, course number, assignment name and title. Listed page lengths for assignments are for the body of the paper only (do not count cover or reference pages).	Below Expectations More than 5 APA<BR> format issues.	Meets Expectations More than 3 APA<BR> format issues	Exceeds Expectations Minor<BR> APA format issues.	Excellent Follows APA format.
References 5 pts In all assignments, students are expected to appropriate cite the sources of ideas, facts, and quotations using the American Psychological Association's (APA) Manual of Style. A minimum of 10 references must be used and the textbooks may not be used as sources. Does student demonstrate the proper use of citations and proper reference page?	Below Expectations No professional<BR> sources used or<BR> cited, and/or come<BR> from an unreliable<BR> source. Much of<BR> paper is copied from<BR> sources, no original<BR> work is evident. The references are not all from reliable sources, such as Wikipedia and 3 or fewer are peer reviewed.	Meets Expectations Use of professional<BR> sources without a<BR> thoughtful summary<BR> as to why the<BR> sources are relevant<BR> or how they enter<BR> into writer's<BR> discussion/critique. The references are not all from reliable sources, such as Wikipedia.	Exceeds Expectations Excellent reliability<BR> of professional<BR> sources. Use of<BR> source information<BR> within the paper is<BR> effective and<BR> necessary. Has less that 10 references and more than half all not peer reviewed, but are reputable and reliable sources.	Excellent Excellent reliability of<BR> professional sources.<BR> Use of source<BR> information within<BR> the paper is effective<BR> and necessary.<BR> Follows APA format. Has 10 or more references with the majority being peer reviewed journals.

Keywords:

critique, ethics

Subjects:

Nursing

Types:

Writing

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