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.

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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