Purpose
Master’s-prepared nurses in advanced practice roles possess strong clinical decision making, political acumen, and leadership skills that position them to capitalize on and create opportunities to influence policy making that will shape the future of nursing practice and healthcare. In this assessment, students will select a microsystem-level healthcare policy that addresses the area of interest selected in Module 3. Students will examine the policy from three different perspectives: regulatory, economic, and social.
Course Learning Outcome
Through this assignment, the student will address the following course learning outcome.
- CO 4: Apply broad theoretical concepts as a foundational support for clinical, leader, or educational action.
Total Points Possible: 120
Assignment Overview
Criteria for Content
As a future master’s-prepared advanced practice nurse, consider different areas where you would like to practice. In Module 3, you developed a PICOT and identified an area of interest. Select a healthcare policy that addresses the identified area of interest or concern.
- Complete a concept map to include the following.
- Identified microsystem area of interest
- Overview of the selected healthcare policy
- How the policy addresses regulatory, economic, and social aspects
Assignment Instructions
- Abide by the College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.
- Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class instructor.
- Title page, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual.
- Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the APA Manual (current edition).
- Length: Concept map is one standard 8×10 page
- Concept map may be hand-drawn and submitted as a PDF, or software may be used to create the concept map
- Scholarly literature is required
- A minimum of three scholarly literature references must be used.
- Submission: Submit your files via Dropbox: Last name_First initial_Module 6: Health Care Drivers
- Title page
- Concept map
Assignment Criteria
| Assessment Criteria | Points | % | Description |
| Concept Map | 108 | 90% | Create a one-page concept map that includes the following. Identification of a practice area of interest Brief overview of the selected microsystem-level healthcare policyPerspectives of the policy related to regulatory, economic, and social considerations |
| Graduate-Level Writing Style | 12 | 10% | Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structureClarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writingScholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first personSynthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) Correct APA format for the following:Page numberingFont style and sizeMargins and spacingHeadings; subheadingsCitation and referencing sourcesMechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) |
| Quality of Literature Support | It is an expectation that a minimum of 3 scholarly sources, current within 5 years, are integrated within the assignment. If the above expectation is not met, 5 points shall be deducted. | ||
| Total | 120 | 100% | A quality assignment will meet or exceed the above requirements. |
Grading Rubric
| Assessment Criteria | Distinguished (100%) | Exceeds (92%) | Proficient (84%) | Needs Improvement (0%) |
| Concept Map | 118 Points | 108 Points | 99 Points | 0 Points |
| Distinguished presentation of information evidenced by all the following content areas covered in a comprehensive and concise manner: Identification of a practice area of interest Brief overview of the selected microsystem-level healthcare policy Perspectives of the policy related to regulatory, economic, and social considerations Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support information presented | Presentation of information exceeds expectations evidenced by most content covered in a comprehensive and concise manner, but with one area where coverage is superficial: Identification of a practice area of interest Brief overview of the selected microsystem-level healthcare policy Perspectives of the policy related to regulatory, economic, and social considerations Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support information presented | Proficient presentation of information evidenced by content covered in a limited or superficial manner in two or more of the content areas: Identification of a practice area of interest Brief overview of the selected microsystem-level healthcare policy Perspectives of the policy related to regulatory, economic, and social considerations Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support information presented | Presentation of information needs improvement as evidenced by content that is missing or unsatisfactory in one or more of the content areas: Identification of a practice area of interest Brief overview of the selected microsystem-level healthcare policy Perspectives of the policy related to regulatory, economic, and social considerations Sufficient integration of scholarly sources to support information presented | |
| Graduate-Level Writing Style | 12 Points | 11 Points | 10 Points | 0 Points |
| Distinguished graduate-level writing style is evidenced by meeting all the following criteria with 0-1 error total: Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structureClarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writingScholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first personSynthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) Correct APA format for the following:Page numberingFont style and sizeMargins and spacingHeadings; subheadingsCitation and referencing sourcesMechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) | Graduate-level writing style exceeds expectations as evidenced by meeting the following criteria with 2-4 errors total: Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structureClarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writingScholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first personSynthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) Correct APA format for the following:Page numberingFont style and sizeMargins and spacingHeadings; subheadingsCitation and referencing sourcesMechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) | Proficient graduate-level writing style is evidenced by meeting the following criteria with 5-7 errors total: Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structureClarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writingScholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first personSynthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) Correct APA format for the following:Page numberingFont style and sizeMargins and spacingHeadings; subheadingsCitation and referencing sourcesMechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) | Graduate-level writing style needs improvement as evidenced by meeting the following criteria with 8 or more errors total: Correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structureClarity, organization, and logical flow of ideas within writingScholarly, professional writing tone with no use of first personSynthesis of information is present with no more than one short direct quote (15 words or less) Correct APA format for the following:Page numberingFont style and sizeMargins and spacingHeadings; subheadingsCitation and referencing sourcesMechanics of style (abbreviations, capitalization, italics, numbers) | |
| Quality of Literature Support | 0 Points Deducted | 5 Points Deducted | ||
| A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within 5 years, are integrated within the assignment. | The assignment fails to meet the requirement noted for quality of literature support. |
