Your Policy Priority Issue Guidelines and Grading Rubric\tPurpose\tThe purpose of this assignment is to: 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 healthcare policy issue and the policymaking process, and c) present ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner.\tCourse Outcomes\tThis assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:\t(CO#1) Analyze application of theories to the development of policies that affect nursing and health care. (PO 9, 10)\t(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)\t(CO#4) Analyze the historical, ethical, and political contexts of healthcare policy and the consequences of policy implementation. (PO 6, 10)\t(CO#6) Investigate the interrelationship between policy decisions and evidence-based practice. (PO4, 7, 10)\tDue DateSunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 3\tTotal Points:175 points\tRequirements\tAssignment Criteria for Presentation:\t1. Provide an introduction to your healthcare policy-priorityissue and the title or name of your legislator.\t2. Articulate key points under each of the Formulating a Healthcare Policy Ungraded Worksheet #1 sections.\t3. Provide a critique of empirical evidence that supports your chosen healthcare policy-priority issue and analysis.\t4. Demonstrate the importance and impact of the chosen healthcare policy-priority issue to nursing.\t5. Provide concluding statements summarizingthe content.\t6. 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.\tPreparing the Paper\tAfter completing Formulating a Healthcare 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.\tCategory Points % Description\tIntroduction and Conclusion 35 20 Introduction clearly introduces your healthcare policy- priority issue and the title or name of your designated legislator.\tConcluding statements summarizing content.\tKey Points 40 23 Identification of all key points of your healthcare policy-priority issue (review sections of Healthcare Policy Ungraded Worksheet) are clearly analyzed and fully articulated.\tEmpirical Evidence 40 23 Provide a critique of empirical evidence thatsupports your chosen healthcare policy issue and analysis.\tImpact and Importance to Nursing 35 20 Demonstrate the importance and impact of the chosen healthcare policy issue to nursing.\tAPA Format 10 6 Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.\tWriting Quality 15 8 Rules of grammar, word usage, sentence, and paragraph format and punctuation.\tTotal 175 100 A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.\tGrading Rubric\tAssignment Criteria Exceptional\t(100%)\tOutstanding or highest level of performance Exceeds\t(88%)\tVery good or high level of performance Meets\t(80%)\tCompetent or satisfactory level of performance Needs Improvement\t(38%)\tPoor or failing level of performance Developing\t(0)\tUnsatisfactory level of performance\tContentPossible Points = 150 Points\tIntroduction clearly introduces your healthcare policy-priority issue. Concluding statements summarizing content are present.\t35 Points 31 Points 28 Points 13 Points 0 Points\tIntroduction clearly introduces your healthcare policy-priority issue and the title or name of your designated legislator. Concluding statements summarizing content are present, clear, and well written.\tIntroduction introduces your healthcare policy-priority issue and the name or title of your designated legislator. Concluding statements summarizing content are present. Minor clarity or detail issues.\tIntroduction and conclusion are included; could include more details such as a specific healthcare policy-priority issue that a legislator could act upon or the name or title of the legislator; clarity or improvement of format.\tLacking introduction or conclusion.\tNo attempt made at introduction or conclusion.\tIdentification of all key points of your healthcare policy-priority issue are clearly analyzed and fully articulated.\t40 Points 35 Points 32 Points 15 Points 0 Points\tKey points are well described, and analysis is fully articulated.\tKey points are described with some lack of clarity, and\/or analysis is lacking detail or clarity.\tKey points are not well described, and\/or analysis is lacking detail or clarity.\tKey points or analysis is missing.\tKey points and analysis is missing.\tEmpirical evidence supporting your healthcare policy-priority issue is clearly critiqued.\t40 Points 35 Points 32 Points 15 Points 0 Points\tEmpirical evidence supporting your healthcare policy- priority issue is clearly critiqued in a comprehensive and accurate manner.\tEmpirical evidence supporting your healthcare policy- priority issue is critiqued but lacking clarity or not substantive.\tEmpirical evidence supporting your healthcare policy- priority issue is noted but not critiqued.\tEmpirical evidence supporting your healthcare policy priority issue is lacking.\tNo attempt made at providing empirical evidence.\tYour healthcare policy- priority issue clearly demonstrates the impact and or importance of your issue to nursing or the intended impact to patient outcomes.\t35 Points 31 Points 28 Points 13 Points 0 Points\tImpact to patient outcomes or nursing practice is thoroughly discussed.\tImpact to patient outcomes or nursing practice has rare inaccuracy.\tImpact to patient outcomes or nursing practice lacks occasional important elements or specificity.\tImpact to patient outcomes or nursing practice has multiple instances of inaccuracies.\tImpact to patient outcomes or nursing practice has multiple instances of inaccuracies and is vague.\tContent Subtotal_____of 150 points\tFormat Possible Points = 25 Points\tAPA Format: Text, title page, and reference page(s) are completely consistent with APA format 6thedition.\t10 Points 9 Points 8 Points 4 Points 0 Points\tPaper is free from APA errors throughout.\tThere 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 APA format errors in the text, title page, and\/or reference page(s) There are 6 or more APA format errors in the text, title page, and\/or reference page(s)\tWriting 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.\t15 Points 13 Points 12 Points 6 Points 0 Points\tPaper 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.\tPaper 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.\tPaper 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.\tPaper 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 errors.\tPaper 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 6 or more errors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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