09 Jan 1. Students will choose from one of the following topics:

1. Students will choose from one of the following topics:

 

a. Nursing during an epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster across the country or around the globe

 

b. Social media influences on health or health care delivery

 

c. The effect of the media on nursing image. How can nurses educate the public and help portray the true image of nursing?

 

d. The prevalence and impact of substance abuse among nurses (impaired nursing)

 

e. Impact of collective bargaining on the nursing profession

 

f. Impact of workplace harassment and violence on the nursing profession

 

g. You may select from ONE of the following technological advances and discuss its impact on patient outcomes:

 

i. Telehealth technology

 

ii. Health applications

 

iii. Health-related/electronic wearables

 

2. PPT Presentation will have 8-10 slides, NOT including the title and reference slides. You will also need to include graphics to make your slides interesting.

 

3. You are to create bullet points for each slide, not including the title and reference slides. Include speaker notes for each slide by including 4-5 sentences to address the bulleted items on each slide. Please follow APA style and include citations in your speaker notes.

 

4. Including a minimum of 4-5 peer research articles as references in the presentation. All research articles needs to be within 5 years from today’s date. No blog, chat, other university or Wikipedia information allowed in presentation.  The PowerPoint presentation must follow APA style. 

 

5. Describe in detail your plan for how you would lobby your legislators or local government for funding and support for your chosen current issue or trend. 

 

6. Include the following elements in your presentation:

 

a. How will the topic impact your role as a nurse in nursing workforce or clinical setting?

 

b. Current relevance of the topic

 

c. How your topic is integrated and used in clinical practice

 

You will need to follow these steps below for saving your PowerPoint so that your speaker notes are visible:  

 

1. Open your PPT and go to “file” in top left corner.  

 

2. Click “print” option. Make sure “print all slides” and “print slides with notes” is selected.  

 

3. Go to “Save As” on the left hand side and be sure you save as a PDF.  

 

4. Under your save as selection, click “more options”. Select the “Options” button and click the “Publish What” pull-down and then select “Notes Pages.” (If you click slides it will not show the speaker notes)  

 

5. Click “OK.”  

 

6. Complete your selection process by checking “Open file after publishing” and selecting the “Optimize for: ‘Standard’ and ‘Minimum Size’” choices.  

 

7. Click on “Save” next to the “Tools” button at the bottom of the box.

 

Rubric

 

NURS_440_OL – NURS 440 Week 8 Rubric – Current Issue/Trend Presentation

 

NURS_440_OL – NURS 440 Week 8 Rubric – Current Issue/Trend Presentation

 

Criteria

 

Ratings

 

Pts

 

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification, definition, and description of your topic background

 

24 to >21.36 pts

 

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

 

Provides full and complete identification, definition and description of the topic background

 

21.36 to >18.0 pts

 

Mostly Meeets Expectations

 

Provides partial identification, definition and description of the topic background

 

18 to >14.16 pts

 

Below Expectations

 

Provides brief and incomplete identification, definition and description of the topic background

 

14.16 to >0 pts

 

Does Not Meet Expectations

 

Does not provide brief/incomplete identification and description of the topic background

 

24 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical Analysis

 

98.4 to >87.58 pts

 

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

 

Presents an exemplary articulation and insightful analysis of significant current issue and/or trend in nursing. Ideas are professionally sound and creative; they are supported by scientific evidence that is credible and timely. Draws insightful and comprehensive conclusions and solutions regarding chosen topic. Ideas are professionally sound and creative; they are supported by scientific evidence that is credible and timely. Draws insightful and comprehensive conclusions and solutions regarding chosen topic.

 

87.58 to >73.8 pts

 

Mostly Meeets Expectations

 

Presents an accurate analysis of significant current issue and/or trend in nursing. Ideas are mostly supported by scientific evidence that is credible and timely. Makes some attempt to draw conclusions and solutions regarding chosen topic. Ideas are mostly supported by scientific evidence that is credible and timely. Makes some attempt to draw conclusions and solutions regarding chosen topic.

 

73.8 to >58.06 pts

 

Below Expectations

 

Provides insufficient explanations of significant current issue and/or trend in nursing. Ideas are generally unsupported by scientific evidence, but some attempt has been made. Fails to draw conclusions regarding chosen topic. Ideas are generally unsupported by scientific evidence, but some attempt has been made. Fails to draw conclusions regarding chosen topic.

 

58.06 to >0 pts

 

Does Not Meet Expectations

 

Does not, or incorrectly, answers with insufficient explanations that show no understanding of current trend/issue. Information is not scientifically sound Information is not scientifically sound

 

98.4 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent

 

60 to >53.4 pts

 

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

 

Makes insightful, clear, and accurate connections to importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding. Offers detailed and specific examples regarding effect on current clinical practice settings.

 

53.4 to >45.0 pts

 

Mostly Meeets Expectations

 

Makes mostly accurate connections to importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding, but may lack an important detail. Response indicates a general understanding regarding effect on current clinical practice settings.

 

45 to >35.4 pts

 

Below Expectations

 

Provides several insufficient or inaccurate connections to importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding, although attempts are made to address one or two key concepts. Response indicates an introductory understanding regarding effect on current clinical practice settings.

 

35.4 to >0 pts

 

Does Not Meet Expectations

 

Information is inaccurate or inadequate. Response indicates little or no understanding of current trend/issue and importance to lobby for any support funding.

 

60 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreativity and Professionalism

 

9.6 to >8.54 pts

 

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

 

Include all visual illustration (i.e. data, graphs& clip arts) appropriate to capture the audience in slides/presentation

 

8.54 to >7.2 pts

 

Mostly Meeets Expectations

 

Include most visual illustration (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in slides/presentation

 

7.2 to >5.66 pts

 

Below Expectations

 

Include few visual illustration (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in your slides/presentation

 

5.66 to >0 pts

 

Does Not Meet Expectations

 

Include no visual illustration (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in your slides/presentation

 

9.6 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeApplication

 

24 to >21.36 pts

 

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

 

Provides fully applications from clinical/personal to practice

 

21.36 to >18.0 pts

 

Mostly Meeets Expectations

 

Provides partially applications from clinical/personal to practice

 

18 to >14.16 pts

 

Below Expectations

 

Provides brief or incomplete applications from clinical/personal to practice

 

14.16 to >0 pts

 

Does Not Meet Expectations

 

Provides no brief, no applications from clinical/personal to practice

 

24 pts

 

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReference slide, APA style, grammar, spelling, and punctuation

 

24 to >21.36 pts

 

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

 

Complete list of references/citations with no APA errors Include peer research based articles

 

21.36 to >18.0 pts

 

Mostly Meeets Expectations

 

Mostly complete list of references or citations with 1-3 APA errors Include mostly peer research based articles

 

18 to >14.16 pts

 

Below Expectations

 

Partial list of references or citations with 3-5 APA errors Include few peer research based articles

 

14.16 to >0 pts

 

Does Not Meet Expectations

 

No references listed or cited with multiple errors Include no peer research based articles

 

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