Category

Points

%

Description

Artistic Expression of Caring

25

25%

Select an artistic form for representing your personal perspective
on caring. Artistic expressions can be a drawing, sculpture, collage, poem,
short stories, song, or dance. Follow submission guidelines.

Introduction

10

10%

Introduction includes general statements on caring as a nursing
concept and why this concept is important to the practice and profession.
Identify sections of the paper. Provide
support from scholarly literature.

Definition of Caring

30

30%

Provide your personal definition of caring. Incorporate principles
of holistic care. Provide citations from scholarly nursing literature that
support and are congruent with your definition of caring.

Expression of Caring

15

15%

Explain what artistic expression you chose and how it represents
caring.

Conclusion

10

10%

Provide a summary of key concepts presented in the paper. Provide
a self-reflection regarding what was learned from completing this assessment.

APA
Format

5

5%

Title
page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA
guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use
of headings for each section or topic of the paper (one deduction for each
type of APA style error). Ideas and information that come from scholarly
sources must be cited and referenced correctly. Three (3) scholarly
literature references are used.

Writing
Mechanics

5

5%

Rules
of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent
with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual.

Total

100

100

A quality assessment will meet or exceed all
the above requirements.

Assessment Criteria

Exceptional

(100%)

Outstanding or highest level of performance

Exceeds

(88%)

Very good or high level of performance

Meets

(80%)

Competent or satisfactory level of
performance

Needs Improvement

(38%)

Poor or failing level of performance

Developing

(0)

Unsatisfactory
level of performance

Content Possible Points = 90 Points

Artistic Expression of Caring

25
Points

23
Points

20
Points

15
Points

0 Points

Artistic expression fully
demonstrates the concept of caring.

Submission guidelines are followed.

Artistic expression is a
superficialdemonstration of the concept of caring.

Submission guidelines are followed.

Artistic expression minimally
demonstrates the concept of caring.

Submission guidelines are followed.

Artistic expression of caring in oneof the following elements fails to meet expectations or is
missing the following.

·
Selected artistic expression
demonstrates the concept of caring.

·
Submission guidelines are
followed.

Artistic expression of caring in both following elements fails to meet expectations or are missing
the following.

·
Selected artistic expression
demonstrates the concept of caring.

·
Submission guidelines are
followed.

Introduction

10 Points

9 Points

8 Points

6 Points

0 Points

Presentation of information is
comprehensive and conciseand includes all of the following elements.

·
General statements on caring
as a nursing concept

·
Explains why caring is
important to nursing practice and profession

·
Identifies sections of the
paper

·
Provides support from
scholarly literature

Presentation of information is
superficialand includes all of the following elements.

·
General statements on caring
as a nursing concept

·
Explains why caring is
important to nursing practice and profession

·
Identifies sections of the
paper

·
Provides support from
scholarly literature

Presentation of information is
minimallydemonstratedand
includes all of the following elements.

·
General statements on caring
as a nursing concept

·
Explains why caring is
important to nursing practice and profession

·
Identifies sections of the
paper

·
Provides support from
scholarly literature

Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is
missing the following.

·
General statements on caring
as a nursing concept

·
Explains why caring is
important to nursing practice and profession

·
Identifies sections of the
paper

·
Provides support from
scholarly literature

Presentation of information in two or more of the following elements fail to meet expectations
or are missing the following.

·
General statements on caring
as a nursing concept

·
Explains why caring is
important to nursing practice and profession

·
Identifies sections of the
paper

·
Provides support from
scholarly literature

Definition of Caring

30 Points

27 Points

24 Points

18 Points

0 Points

Presentation of
information is comprehensive and
concise and includes all the
following elements:

·
Describes personal definition
of caring

·
Incorporates principles of
holistic care in definition of caring

·
Includes scholarly nursing literature
that support personal definition of caring

Presentation of
information is superficialin
places and includes all the
following elements:

·
Describes personal definition
of caring

·
Incorporates principles of
holistic care in definition of caring

·
Includes scholarly nursing
literature that support personal definition of caring

Presentation of
information is minimallydemonstrated
and includes all the following
elements:

·
Describes personal definition
of caring

·
Incorporates principles of
holistic care in definition of caring

·
Includes scholarly nursing
literature that support personal definition of caring

Presentation of
information in oneof the
following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing:

·
Describes personal definition
of caring

·
Incorporates principles of
holistic care in definition of caring

• Includes
  scholarly nursing literature that support personal definition of caring

Presentation of
information in two or morefollowing
elements fail to meet expectations or are missing:

·
Describes personal definition
of caring

·
Incorporates principles of
holistic care in definition of caring

• Includes
  scholarly nursing literature that support personal definition of caring

Expression of Caring

15 Points

13 Points

12 Points

9 Points

0 Points

Presentation of
information is comprehensive and
concise and includes allof
the following elements.

·
Explains artistic expression
selected

·
Describes how the expression
represents caring

Presentation of
information is superficialin
places and includes all of the
following elements.

·
Explains artistic expression
selected

·
Describes how the expression
represents caring

Presentation of
information is minimallydemonstrated
and includes all of the following
elements.

·
Explains artistic expression
selected

·
Describes how the expression
represents caring

Presentation of
information in oneof the
following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.

·
Explains artistic expression
selected

·
Describes how the expression
represents caring

Presentation of
information in both following elements
fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.

·
Explains artistic expression
selected

·
Describes how the expression
represents caring

Conclusion

10 Points

9 Points

8 Points

6 Points

0 Points

Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements.

·
Summarizes information
regarding caring in nursing

·
Summarizes expression of
caring concept

·
Presents self-reflection
regarding what was learned from completing this assessment

Presentation of information is good but superficial in places and includes all of the following elements.

·
Summarizes information
regarding caring in nursing

·
Summarizes expression of
caring concept

·
Presents self-reflection
regarding what was learned from completing this assessment

Presentation of information is minimallydemonstrated in all
of the following elements.

·
Summarizes information
regarding caring in nursing

·
Summarizes expression of
caring concept

·
Presents self-reflection
regarding what was learned from completing this assessment

Presentation of information in oneof the following elements fails to meet expectations or is
missing the following.

·
Summarizes information
regarding caring in nursing

·
Summarizes expression of
caring concept

·
Presents self-reflection
regarding what was learned from completing this assessment

Presentation of information in two or moreof the following elements fail to meet expectations
or are missing the following.

·
Summarizes information
regarding caring in nursing

·
Summarizes expression of
caring concept

·
Presents self-reflection
regarding what was learned from completing this assessment

Content Subtotal ___ /90
points

Format Possible Points = 10 Points

APA
Format

5 Points

4 Points

3 Points

2 Points

0 Points

APA guidelines, as
per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the

·
title page;

·
running head;

·
body of paper (including citations and headings);
and

·
reference page.

One deduction for
each type of APA format error.

0 to 1 APA
error is present

APA guidelines, as
per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the

·
title page;

·
running head;

·
body of paper (including citations and headings);
and

·
reference page.

One deduction for
each type of APA format error.

2–3APA
errors are present

APA guidelines, as
per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the

·
title page;

·
running head;

·
body of paper (including citations and headings);
and

·
reference page.

One deduction for
each type of APA format error.

4–5APA errors are present

APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual,
are demonstrated for the

·
title page;

·
running head;

·
body of paper
(including citations and headings); and

·
reference page.

One deduction for each type of APA format error.

6–7 APA errors are present

APA
guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the

·
title
page;

·
running
head;

·
body
of paper (including citations and headings); and

·
reference
page.

One
deduction for each type of APA format error.

8 or greater APA errors are present

Number of references

(Note: Students
are to use at least three (3) scholarly references.)

3 Point deduction

Does
not use at least three (3) scholarly references.

Writing
Mechanics

5 Points

4 Points

3 Points

2 Points

0 Points

1–2 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work
as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual

3–4 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work
as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual

5–6 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word
usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the
6th edition of the APA manual

7–8errors or
exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and
other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA
manual

9 or greatererrors
or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and
other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA
manual

Format Subtotal ____/10 points

Total Points ____/100 points

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