Assessment 2: Addressing Bias
Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
Purpose
In
today’s current healthcare settings, the increasing diversity, globalization,
and expanding technologies produce complex ethical pressures that influence
nursing practice and practice outcomes. To be effective in a master’s-prepared advanced
nurse practice role it is important to understand personal values, beliefs,
strengths, and limitations. The purpose of this assessment is to promote introspective
reflection related to implicit and/or explicit personal biases. Students will
develop a plan to reduce bias and promote personal and professional growth.
Course Outcomes
Through this assessment, the student will meet
the following Course Outcomes.
CO 1: Examine roles
and competencies of master’s-prepared nurses essential to performing as leaders
and advocates of safe and quality care. (POs 1, 2, 3, and 10)
CO 2: Apply concepts
of person-centered care to nursing practice situations. (POs 1, 6, and 7)
Total Points Possible
This assessment is worth 75 points.
Due Date
Submit your file(s) by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday
at the end of Week 3.
Requirements
Criteria for Content
Complete a self-inventory on personal biases you hold. The biases
might be implicit or explicit.
1.
In a one-page summary, address
the following.
a.
Identify your selected
specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare
policy, or nursing informatics).
b.
Discuss how biases can impact
outcomes in selected nursing practice settings.
c.
Identify personal biases and
attitudes toward people with various cultural, gender, sexual orientation, age,
weight, and religions that are different than your own.
d.
Select one bias that you have.
e.
Develop one strategy to reduce
this bias.
Preparing the paper
Submission Requirements
- Application:
Use Microsoft Word 2013â„¢ to create the written assessment.
- Length:
The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) is at maximum one
page.
- A
minimum of two (2) scholarly literature
references must be used.
- Submission:
Submit your files: Last name_First initial_Assessment 2_Addressing Bias
Best Practices in Preparing the Project
The
following are best practices in preparing this project.
1.
Review directions thoroughly.
2.
Follow submission requirements.
3.
Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are
included.
4.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and
punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
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 of the paper except
for the introduction where no heading is used.
6.
Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature
must be cited and referenced correctly.
7.
A minimum of two
(2)scholarly literature references must be used.
8.
Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.
Grading Criteria
Category
|
Points
|
%
|
Description
|
Introduction
|
8
|
10%
|
Introduction includes general statements on biases and how biases
influence interactions and affect outcomes. Identify sections of the paper. Provide
support from scholarly literature.
|
Discussion of Bias
|
22
|
30%
|
Identification of selected specialty track. Discuss how biases can
influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional
practice. Provide citations from scholarly nursing literature that support your
position.
|
Identification of Personal
Bias
|
8
|
10%
|
Identify one personal bias that you have. Identify if the bias is
implicit or explicit in nature.
|
Strategy to Reduce Bias
|
11
|
15%
|
Develop one strategy to reduce bias.
|
Self-Reflection
|
18
|
25%
|
Provide a self-reflection regarding what was learned from
completing this assessment.
|
APA Format
|
4
|
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. A minimum of two (2) scholarly references are used.
|
Writing
Mechanics
|
4
|
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
|
75
|
100
|
A quality assessment will meet or exceed all
the above requirements.
|
Grading Rubric
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 = 67 Points
|
Introduction
|
8 Points
|
7 Points
|
6 Points
|
5 Points
|
0 Points
|
Presentation of information is
comprehensive and conciseand includes all of the following elements.
·
General statements on biases
·
General statements on how
biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and
profession
·
Identification of sections of
the paper
·
Support from scholarly
literature
|
Presentation of information is
superficialand includes all of the following elements.
·
General statements on biases
·
General statements on how
biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and
profession
·
Identification of sections of
the paper
·
Support from scholarly
literature
|
Presentation of information is
minimallydemonstratedand
includes all of the following elements.
·
General statements on biases
·
General statements on how
biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and
profession
·
Identification of sections of
the paper
·
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 biases
·
General statements on how
biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and profession
·
Identification of sections of
the paper
·
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 biases
·
General statements on how
biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and
profession
·
Identification of sections of
the paper
·
Support from scholarly
literature
|
Discussion of Bias
|
22 Points
|
20 Points
|
18 Points
|
13 Points
|
0 Points
|
Presentation of
information is comprehensive and
concise and includes all of the
following elements.
·
Identifies selected specialty
track
·
Discusses how biases can
influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional
practice
·
Provides citations from
scholarly nursing literature
|
Presentation of
information is superficialin
places and includes all of the
following elements.
·
Identifies selected specialty
track
·
Discusses how biases can
influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional
practice
·
Provides citations from
scholarly nursing literature
|
Presentation of
information is minimallydemonstrated
and includes all of the following
elements.
·
Identifies selected specialty
track
·
Discusses how biases can
influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional
practice
·
Provides citations from
scholarly nursing literature
|
Presentation of
information in oneof the
following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.
·
Identifies selected specialty
track
·
Discusses how biases can
influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional
practice
·
Provides citations from
scholarly nursing literature
|
Presentation of
information in two or morefollowing
elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.
·
Identifies selected specialty
track
·
Discusses how biases can
influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional
practice
·
Provides citations from
scholarly nursing literature
|
Identification of Personal Bias
|
8 Points
|
|
6 Points
|
5 Points
|
0 Points
|
Presentation of
information is comprehensive and
concise and includes all of the
following elements.
·
Identifies one personal bias
·
Identifies if the bias is
implicit or explicit in nature
|
|
Presentation of
information is minimallydemonstrated
and includes all of the following
elements.
·
Identifies one personal bias
·
Identifies if the bias is
implicit or explicit in nature
|
Presentation of
information in oneof the
following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.
·
Identifies one personal bias
·
Identifies if the bias is
implicit or explicit in nature
|
Presentation of
information in both following elements
fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.
·
Personal bias is not
identified.
·
Nature of bias is not
identified.
|
Strategy to Reduce Bias
|
11
Points
|
|
9 Points
|
|
0 Points
|
Presentation of
information is comprehensive and
concise
·
Develops one strategy to reduce bias
|
|
Presentation is minimallydemonstrated
·
Develops one strategy to reduce bias
|
|
Presentation of
information is missing
·
Strategy to reduce bias is not developed.
|
Self-Reflection
|
18 Points
|
16 Points
|
14 Points
|
11 Points
|
0 Points
|
Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements.
·
Summary regarding what was
learned from completing this assessment
·
Statements on how this
assessment will change future professional practice
|
Presentation of information is good but superficial in places and includes all of the following elements.
·
Summary regarding what was
learned from completing this assessment
·
Statements on how this
assessment will change future professional practice
|
Presentation of information is minimallydemonstrated in all
of the following elements.
·
Summary regarding what was
learned from completing this assessment
·
Statements on how this
assessment will change future professional practice
|
Presentation of information in oneof the following elements fails to meet expectations or is
missing the following.
·
Summary regarding what was
learned from completing this assessment
·
Statements on how this
assessment will change future professional practice
|
Presentation of information in the following elements fail to meet
expectations or are missing the following.
·
Summary regarding what was
learned from completing this assessment
·
Statements on how this
assessment will change future professional practice
|
Content Subtotal ___ /67 points
|
Format Possible Points = 8 Points
|
APA
Format
|
4 Points
|
3 Points
|
2 Points
|
1 Point
|
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 two (2) scholarly references.)
|
|
|
|
|
2 Point Deduction
|
|
|
|
|
Does
not use at least two (2) scholarly references.
|
Writing
Mechanics
|
4 Points
|
3 Points
|
2 Points
|
1 Point
|
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 ____/8 points
|
Total Points ____/75 points
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