Preparing the Assignment
1.
Follow
these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty
member if you have questions.
a. Select a Speak Up
brochure from The Joint
Commission website.
b.
Write a short paper reviewing the brochure. Use the Grading Criteria
(below) to structure your critique.
c.
Include current nursing or healthcare journal articles to support your
critique.
2.
Include the following sections
a.
Introduction of the brochure (10
points/10%)
i.
Includes brochure title
ii.
Identifies the date published
iii.
Describes individuals or groups
iv.
Brochure properly cited, included on
reference list and submitted with assignment
b. Summary
of brochure (20 points/20%) -brochure citation required
i.
Review the main topics in the brochure.
ii.
Includes information to promote communication
between patients and healthcare providers.
iii.
Reflects on why this topic is of interest
to you?
c.
Evaluation of brochure (30 points/30%
total (4 points each) (Brochure & nursing article must be cited)
i.
Was the information provided in the brochure
beneficial? Could you incorporate it in your patient education?
ii.
What was done well, and what could have
been improved in the brochure?
iii.
Was the information presented clearly?
iv.
Did current nursing or healthcare related
research support the information presented in the brochure?
v.
What population or individuals does this
brochure apply to (i.e., who will benefit the most from this brochure)?
vi.
Who else can use this information?
vii.
Will this information increase patient
safety?
d.
Clarity of Writing (20 points/20%)
i.
Information presented in a logical
progression.
ii.
Section headers used:
iii.
Summary of Brochure
iv.
Patient Communication
v.
Personal Reflection
vi.
Evaluation of Brochure
vii.
Evidence Review and Application
viii.
Conclusion
e. Conclusion
(10 points/10%)
i.
Restates the purpose of the paper.
ii.
Summarizes the main points of the paper.
iii.
Summarizes the benefits of following the
brochure’s advice to a person at risk.
f.
APA style and structure (10 points/10%)
i.
Uses appropriate APA format and is free of errors.
ii.
Paper is no longer than three (3) pages, excluding title
page, reference page, and copy of brochure.
iii.
Evidence from a recent (5 years)
scholarly nursing journal article was integrated within the Evaluation of
Brochure section to support your answers.
iv.
Grammar and
mechanics are free of errors.
For writing assistance, visit the Writing
Center.
Please note that your
instructor may provide you with additional assessments in any form to determine
that you fully understand the concepts learned in the review module.
Grading Rubric:
Criteria are
met when the student’s application of knowledge demonstrates achievement of the
outcomes for this assignment.
Assignment Section and
Required Criteria
(Points possible/% of total points
available)
Highest Level of Performance
High Level of Performance
Satisfactory Level of
Performance
Unsatisfactory Level of Performance
Section not present
Introduction
of Brochure
(10 points/10%)
10 Points
9
points
8 points
3 points
0 points
Required Criteria
1.
Includes brochure
title.
2.
Identifies date
published.
3.
Describes individuals
or groups.
4. Brochure properly cited, included on reference list and
submitted with assignment.
Includes no less than 4 requirements per section.
Includes no less than 3 requirements per
section
Includes no less than 2 requirements per section.
Includes no less than 1 requirements per section.
Section not present or includes less than 2 criteria.
Summary of
Brochure
(20 points/20%)
20 points
16 points
8 points
0 points
Required
Criteria
1.
Review the main topics in the brochure.
2.
Includes information to promote communication
between patients and healthcare providers.
3.
Reflects on why this topic is of interest to you?
Includes no less than 3 requirement per section.
Includes no less than 2 requirements per section
Includes not less than 1 requirement
per section
No requirements for section presented.
Evaluation
of Brochure
(30 points/30%)
30 points
26 points
23 points
11 points
0 points
Required
Criteria
1.
Was the information
provided in the brochure beneficial? Could you incorporate it in your patient
education?
2. What was done well, and what could have
been improved in the brochure?
3. Was
the information presented clearly?
4. Did
current nursing or healthcare related research support the information
presented in the brochure?
5. What
population or individuals does this brochure apply to (i.e., who will benefit
the most from this brochure)?
6. Who
else can use this information?
7. Will
this information increase patient safety?
Includes 7 requirements
per section.
Includes 6 requirements
per section.
Includes 5 requirements
per section.
Includes 4 requirements per section
Includes less than 4 requirements per
section.
Clarity of Writing
(20 points/20%)
20 points
17
points
15 points
8 points
0
points
Required Criteria
1.
Information presented in
a logical progression.
2.
Section headers used:
a. Summary of Brochure
b. Patient Communication
c.
Personal Reflection
d. Evaluation of Brochure
e. Evidence Review and Application
f.
Conclusion
Includes no less than 7 requirements for section.
Includes no less than 6 requirements for section.
Includes no less than 5 requirements for section.
Includes 4 requirement for section.
Includes
less than 4 requirements per section.
Conclusion
(10 points/10%)
10 points
8 points
4 points
0 points
Required Criteria
1. Restates the
purpose of the paper.
2. Summarizes
the main points of the paper.
3. Summarizes
the benefits of following the brochure’s advice to a person at risk.
Includes no
less than 3 required criteria.
Includes no less than 2
requirements for section.
Present,
yet includes no required criteria.
Section
not present.
APA Style and Organization
(10 points/10%)
10 points
9
points
8
points
3 points
0 points
Required Criteria
1.
Uses
appropriate APA format and is free of errors.
2. Paper is no longer than three (3)
pages, excluding title page, reference page, and copy of brochure.
3. Evidence from a recent (5
years) scholarly nursing journal article was integrated within the Evaluation
of Brochure section to support your answers.
4.
Grammar and mechanics
are free of errors.
Includes no
less than 4 requirements for section.
Includes no
less than 3 requirements per section.
Includes no
less than 2 requirements per section.
Includes
no less than 1 requirement per section.
Does
not include all required criteria.
Total Points Possible
= 100 points
