All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.
You are applying for a job at a nearby medical facility, and part of the application process is to respond to questions about yourself and your perspective as a nurse leader. You may choose to present your responses in audio only, audio and video, or slide presentation. If you choose either audio or video recordings, your presentation should be 3-5 minutes in length. If you choose to prepare slides, you should use PowerPoint or another slide-based software. Your presentation should be 5–7 slides long.
In your submission, you should address the following prompts:
- Introduce yourself and describe your current job situation.
- Explain the role of ethics in nursing and why is it so critical in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.
- Explain evidence-based practice and why it is so critical in nursing.
- Explain the Magnet model and how it has impacted nursing either positively, negatively, or both.
- Introduce yourself and describe your current job situation.
- Explain the role of ethics in nursing and why is it so critical in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.
- Explain evidence-based practice and why it is so critical in nursing.
- Explain the Magnet model and how it has impacted nursing either positively, negatively, or both.
Attached Rubric.
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Assessment Rubric
Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations
Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Module 1: Foundational Strengths of Nursing Introduce yourself and describe your current job situation. Learning Objective 1.1: Describe personal career circumstances
Response does not provide an adequate introduction or explanation of current career circumstances.
Response provides an adequate introduction and basic explanation of current career circumstances.
Response provides a thoughtful and complete introduction and an in-depth explanation of current career circumstances.
Explain the role of ethics in nursing and why is it so critical in the nursing field as opposed to other fields. Learning Objective 1.2: Analyze the critical importance of ethics in nursing
Response does not adequately explain the role of ethics in nursing or the critical importance of ethics in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.
Response adequately explains the role of ethics in nursing and why ethics is so critical in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.
Response clearly and comprehensively explains the role of ethics in nursing and its critical importance in the nursing field as opposed to other fields.
Module 2: The Scholar-Practitioner Role of the Nurse Explain evidence-based practice and why it is so vital in nursing. Learning Objective 2.1: Analyze the vital importance
Response does not adequately explain evidence-based practice or its vital importance in nursing.
Response adequately explains evidence-based practice and its vital importance in nursing.
Response clearly and comprehensively explains evidence-based practice and its vital importance in nursing.
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Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations
Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
of evidence-based practice in nursing Module 3: Furthering Nursing as a Profession Explain the Magnet model and how it has impacted nursing either positively, negatively, or both. Learning Objective 3.1: Analyze the impact of the Magnet model on nursing practice
Response does not adequately explain the Magnet model or its impact on nursing practice.
Response adequately explains the Magnet model and its impact on nursing practice.
Response thoroughly explains the Magnet model and thoughtfully analyzes its impact on nursing practice.
Professional Presentation Professional Writing/Presentation: Clarity, Flow, and Organization
Writing (if applicable) contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing does not demonstrate adequate sentence and paragraph structure and requires additional editing/proofreading. Key sections of presented content lack clarity, logical flow, and/or organization.
Writing (if applicable) contains few spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates adequate sentence and paragraph structure and may require some editing. Content presented is satisfactorily clear, logical, and/or organized, but could benefit from additional editing/revision.
Writing (if applicable) is free from spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors. Writing demonstrates appropriate sentence and paragraph structure. Content presented is clear, logical, and well -organized.
Professional Presentation: Context,
Writing and/or presented content minimally
Writing and/or content presented demonstrates
Writing and/or content presented clearly
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Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations
Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Audience, Purpose, and Tone
or does not demonstrate awareness of context, audience, and/or purpose. Writing is not reflective of professional/scholarly tone and/or is not free of bias. Style is inconsistent with the professional setting/workplace context and reflects the need for additional editing.
satisfactory awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free from bias, and style is mostly consistent with the professional setting/workplace context.
demonstrates awareness of context, audience, and purpose. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free from bias, and style is appropriat e for the professional setting/workplace context.
Professional Presentation: Originality, S ource Credibility, and Attribution of Ideas
Writing and/or content presented does not adequately reflect original writing and/or paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates inconsistent adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are numerous and/or significant errors.
Writing and/or content presented adequately reflects original writing and paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates adequate adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references. There are one or two minor errors.
Writing and/or content presented reflects or iginal thought and writing and proper paraphrasing. Writing demonstrates full adherence to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim, with appropriate source attribution (when applicable) and references.