Each student, or team of students, will create at least a one to two page paper describing
rural healthcare disparities, including the scarcity of rural healthcare professionals, with
the rural population having challenges accessing healthcare.
If you have done Discussion
1, you have had the opportunity to use review the readings and resources that will be
useful for this paper.
The paper will be professionally written and in APA format. Also,
additional resources include the use of Tutor.com or the Writing Center for writing
support as well as the availability of a draft review for this paper. These resources are
totally optional but encouraged.
The draft review is provided to provide feedback
regarding the content of your paper. Writing mechanics, style, and APA formatting
feedback may be sought using Tutor.com or the Writing Center. Each student, or team of students, will create at least a one to two page paper describing
rural healthcare disparities, including the scarcity of rural healthcare professionals, with
the rural population having challenges accessing healthcare. If you have done Discussion
1, you have had the opportunity to use review the readings and resources that will be
useful for this paper.
The paper will be professionally written and in APA format. Also,
additional resources include the use of Tutor.com or the Writing Center for writing
support as well as the availability of a draft review for this paper. These resources are
totally optional but encouraged.
The draft review is provided to provide feedback
regarding the content of your paper. Writing mechanics, style, and APA formatting
feedback may be sought using Tutor.com or the Writing Center.
.
Appendix C – Rural Healthcare Disparities Grading Rubric
CRITERIA Possible
Points
Points
Earned
CONTENT
Expands on the description of the landscape of life in rural settings
and rural populations by describing:
1) differences in rural healthcare services
available, compared to urban areas
2) scarcity of rural healthcare professionals
3) supply of nursing workforce in rural
healthcare settings
4) challenges the rural population faces when
accessing healthcare
5
5
5
5
ORGANIZATION FOR EFFECTIVINESS
APA Format and editorial style – use of APA formatting, avoiding
plagiarism by adhering to the rules for paraphrasing, summarizing,
and the use of quotations, as well as the conventions for
incorporating information from Internet-based resources.
Any materials drawn from resources are properly cited and
documented in APA format.
Reference list is provided in APA format.
6
Demonstrates how to appropriately organize work per APA
formatting with the use of headings – start this assignment with an
APA Level 1 heading titled: Rural Healthcare Disparities.
No title page required.
Organization is clear and coherent; order and structure are present;
clear sequencing and paragraphing.
5
Contains rare punctuation, spelling, and/or capitalization errors. 4
Writing is clear and focused. Reader can easily understand the main
idea. The main idea is incorporated into the text in a manner
appropriate for the practice of nursing.
5
Integrated two professional resources into the paper. 2
Paper is a minimum length of 1-2 pages (not including reference
list).
3
TOTAL POINTS 45
*If collaborating in a team, all team members must submit this assignment in their
assignment dropbox.
iv. Checklist: A checklist has been created for you own personal use in each module in
NURS 434. If you choose to use the checklist tool, it may provide you with a system
to double check if you have everything done for each module. See Appendex C for the rubric,
Requirements: 2 pages | .doc file
