Nursing Perceptions
Share your perceptions based on your current work environment. Is nursing perceived as a professional partnership with other disciplines?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
Grading Rubric
Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.
Discussion Rubric
Criteria Ratings Points
Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and Concepts
Distinguished: 5 points
Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts.
Excellent: 4 points
Identifies and demonstrates an accomplished understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
Fair: 2 points
Identifies and demonstrates an acceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
Poor: 1 point
Identifies and demonstrates an unacceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.
5 points
Use of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting Guidelines
Distinguished: 3 points
Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.
Excellent: 2 points
Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.
Fair: 1 point
Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail.
Poor: 0 points
Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need serious attention.
3 points
Response to Posts of Peers
Distinguished: 2 points
student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal to each.
Fair: 1 point
student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal.
Poor: 0 points
student provided no response to a peer’s post.
2 points
Total Points 10
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
Submit your initial post as a Word document.
You must receive a Turnitin similarity report that is less than or equal to 20% in order to post it to the discussion board.
Your instructor will monitor your similarity report, and you will automatically receive a 0 in the discussion if you post with a Turnitin similarity report that is greater than 20%.
Read Module 1: Lecture Materials & Resources early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).
Required Textbook Readings
Black, B. P. (2017). Professional Nursing Concepts and Challenges (8th ed.). Elsevier.
Print: 9780323431125
eText: 9780323431125Links to an external site.
Chapters 1 & 3
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
Print: 9781433832154
eText: 9781433832185Links to an external site.
