Introduce yourself and describe your current job situation. Explain the role of ethics in nursing and why is it so critical in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.

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IN3001: The Power of Nursing: Recognize the role of the nurse as a leader in the dynamic field of healthcare.

Assessment Rubric

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Module 1: Foundational Strengths of Nursing Introduce yourself and describe your current job situation. Learning Objective 1.1: Describe personal career circumstances

Response does not provide an adequate introduction or explanation of current career circumstances.

Response provides an adequate introduction and basic explanation of current career circumstances.

Response provides a thoughtful and complete introduction and an in-depth explanation of current career circumstances.

Explain the role of ethics in nursing and why is it so critical in the nursing field as opposed to other fields. Learning Objective 1.2: Analyze the critical importance of ethics in nursing

Response does not adequately explain the role of ethics in nursing or the critical importance of ethics in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.

Response adequately explains the role of ethics in nursing and why ethics is so critical in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.

Response clearly and comprehensively explains the role of ethics in nursing and its critical importance in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.

Module 2: The Scholar-Practitioner Role of the Nurse Explain evidence-based practice and why it is so vital in nursing. Learning Objective 2.1: Analyze the vital importance

Response does not adequately explain evidence-based practice or its vital importance in nursing.

Response adequately explains evidence-based practice and its vital importance in nursing.

Response clearly and comprehensively explains evidence-based practice and its vital importance in nursing.

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Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations

of evidence-based practice in nursing Module 3: Furthering Nursing as a Profession Explain the Magnet model and how it has impacted nursing either positively, negatively, or both. Learning Objective 3.1: Analyze the impact of the Magnet model on nursing practice

Response does not adequately explain the Magnet model or its impact on nursing practice.

Response adequately explains the Magnet model and its impact on nursing practice.

Response thoroughly explains the Magnet model and thoughtfully analyzes its impact on nursing practice.

Professional Presentation Professional Writing/Presentation: Clarity, Flow, and Organization

Writing (if applicable) contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing does not demonstrate adequate sentence and paragraph structure and requires additional editing/proofreading. Key sections of presented content lack clarity, logical flow, and/or organization.

Writing (if applicable) contains few spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates adequate sentence and paragraph structure and may require some editing. Content presented is satisfactorily clear, logical, and/or organized, but could benefit from additional editing/revision.

Writing (if applicable) is free from spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates appropriate sentence and paragraph structure. Content presented is clear, logical, and well -organized.

Professional Presentation: Context,

Writing and/or presented content minimally

Writing and/or content presented demonstrates

Writing and/or content presented clearly

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Audience, Purpose, and Tone

or does not demonstrate awareness of context, audience, and/or purpose. Writing is not reflective of professional/scholarly tone and/or is not free of bias. Style is inconsistent with the professional setting/workplace context and reflects the need for additional editing.

satisfactory awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free from bias, and style is mostly consistent with the professional setting/workplace context. 

demonstrates awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free from bias, and style is appropriat e for the professional setting/workplace context. 

Professional Presentation: Originality, S ource Credibility, and Attribution of Ideas 

Writing and/or content presented does not adequately reflect original writing and/or paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates inconsistent adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are numerous and/or significant errors. 

Writing and/or content presented adequately reflects original writing and paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates adequate adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are one or two minor errors. 

Writing and/or content presented reflects or iginal thought and writing and proper paraphrasing. Writing  demonstrates full adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references.