Posted: February 9th, 2015

NR 506 wk 3 Health Care Policy YOUR POLICY PRIORITY ISSUE

NR 506 wk 3 Health Care Policy

YOUR POLICY PRIORITY ISSUE

a) identify and reflect upon key concepts related to your planning a policymaker call
b) provide empirical evidence to support new insights gained regarding your policy issue and the policymaking process
c) present ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

(CO#1) Analyze application of theories to the development of policies that affect nursing and health care. (PO 9, 10)
(CO#3) Communicate with policymakers to advocate for effective policies that affect nurses and nursing, consumers, or the health care system. (PO 2, 3, 10)
(CO#4) Analyze the historical, ethical, and political contexts of healthcare policy and the consequences of policy implementation. (PO 6, 10)
(CO#6) Investigate the interrelationship between policy decisions and evidence-based practice. (PO4, 7, 10)
DUE DATE Saturday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3

TOTAL POINTS: 175 points
REQUIREMENTS
Assignment Criteria for Presentation:
1.    Provide an introduction to your policy-priority issue.
2.    Articulate key points under each of the Formulating a Health Care Policy Ungraded Worksheet #1 sections, using the headings in your paper.
3.    Provide a critique of empirical evidence that supports your chosen policy issue and analysis.
4.    Demonstrate the importance and impact of the chosen policy issue to nursing.
5.    Provide concluding statements summarizing the content.
6.    The paper will be a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum offive pages in length,in APA format 6th edition,excluding the title and reference page.
PREPARING THE PAPER
After completing Formulating a Health Care Policy Ungraded Worksheet #1, address all areas on the worksheet in the body of a scholarly paper. Include a minimum of five

(5) classic or current references published within the past 5 years.

Category    Points    %    Description
Introduction and Conclusion    35    20    Introduction clearly introduces your policy priority issue.Concluding statements summarizing content.
Key Points    40    23    Identification of all key points of your policy-priority issue (review sections of Healthcare Policy Ungraded Worksheet) are clearly

analyzed and fully articulated.
Empirical Evidence    40    23    Provide a critique of empirical evidence thatsupports your chosen policy issue and analysis.
Impact and Importance to Nursing    35    20    Demonstrate the importance and impact of the chosen policy issue to nursing.
APA Format    10    6    Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.
Writing Quality    15    8    Rules of grammar, word usage, sentence, and paragraph format and punctuation.
Total     175    100
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

GRADING RUBRIC
Assignment Criteria    A
(100 – 92%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance    B
(91-84%)
Very good or high level of performance    C
(83-76%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance    F
(75-0%)
Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance
Content
Possible Points = 150Points

Introduction clearly introduces your issue. Concluding statements summarizing content are present.    35-32Points    31-29Points    28-27Points    26-0 Points
Introduction clearly introduces your issue. Concluding statements summarizing content are present, clear, and well written.    Introduction introduces your

issue. Concluding statements summarizing content are present. Minor clarity or detail issues.    Introduction and conclusion are included; could include more detail,

clarity or improvement of format.    Lacking introduction and/or conclusion.
Identification of all key points of your policy-priority issue are clearly analyzed and fully articulated.    40-37Points    36-34Points    33-30Points    29-

0Points
Key points are well described, and analysis is fully articulated.    Key points are described with some lack of clarity, and/or analysis is lacking detail

or clarity.    Key points are not well described, and/or analysis is lacking detail or clarity.    Key points and/or analysis is missing.
Empirical evidence supporting your policy-priority issue is clearly critiqued.    40-37 Points    36-34 Points    33-30 Points    29-0 Points
Empirical evidence supporting your policy- priority issue is clearly critiqued in a comprehensive and accurate manner.    Empirical evidence supporting your

policy- priority issue is critiqued but lacking clarity or not substantive.    Empirical evidence supporting your policy- priority issue is noted but not critiqued.

Empirical evidence supporting your policy priority issue is lacking.
Your policy priority issue clearly demonstrates the impact and or importance of your issue to nursing or the intended impact to patient outcomes.    35-32 Points

31-29 Points    28-27 Points    26-0 Points
Impact to patient outcomes or nursing practice is thoroughly discussed.    Impact to patient outcomes or nursing practice has rare inaccuracy.    Impact to

patient outcomes or nursing practice lacks occasional important elements or specificity.    Impact to patient outcomes or nursing practice has multiple instances

of inaccuracies and/or is vague.
Content Subtotal        _____of  points
Format
Possible Points =  25Points
APA Format: Text, title page, and reference page(s) are completely consistent with APA format 6th edition.    10-9 Points    8-7 Points    6-5 Points    5-0

Points
Paper is free from APA errors throughout.    There are 1-2 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s)    There are 3-4 APA

format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s)    There are 5 or more APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or reference page(s)
Writing Quality: Paper is appropriate in length. References include a minimum of 5 scholarly references excluding the course text. Rules of grammar, spelling, word

usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work.    15-14 Points    14-13 Points    12-11 Points    10-0 Points
Paper is appropriate in length. References include more than the minimum number of scholarly references, excluding the course text. Rules of grammar, spelling,

word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work.    Paper is short/long in length and/or contains a minimum of scholarly references excluding

course text, or references utilized are not scholarly. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work with1-2

exceptions.    Paper is short/long in length and contains only 1 scholarly reference. Additional references are not scholarly. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage,

and punctuation are consistent with formal written work with 3-4 exceptions.    Paper is short/long two or more pages in length and does not contain scholarly

references. References utilized are not scholarly. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are not followed with 5 or more errors.

Format Subtotal    _____of  points
Total Points        _____of  points

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