Writing Across the Curriculum
Instructions and Rubric
Nursing 220
Find an article in an American Nursing Journal that has been written in the last 5 years, and is not a research study. The article selected must be related to the chosen exemplar from this semester (Sign up sheet is outside Office 402). The paper must:
Identify two important findings, ideas, or theories in the article that can be used to help educate patients and/or families about this exemplar. (For example: medication administration, additional resources, better management of their condition).
Explain why the two ideas/findings were selected and how this content would be used for patient teaching.
How does the information provided in the article compare/contrast with information provided in lecture/required readings.
The paper must follow APA guidelines using a font size of 12, Times New Roman, presence of a title page, a reference page and must include in-text citations. The body of the paper must be
2 ½ – 3 pages in length. You must include a copy of the article with the paper submission. Do not plagiarize.
Papers submitted after the deadline will not be graded and the student will receive no points.
Use the rubrics as a guideline for your grade.
Examples of Possible Grade Outcomes
100 = 2 points
90 = 1.8 ponts
80 = 1.6 points
70 = 1.4 points
60 = 1.2 points
(To calculate points = (grade x .02
Article Choice
Excellent
20 Points
Good
15 Points
Fair
10 points
Unacceptable
5 Points
Article submitted is current (< 5 years) and published in a nursing professional, scholarly journal.
Article accurrate reflection of assigned topic.
Article older than 5 years or topic is related, but not specific enough. Article published in nursing professional, scholarly journal
Article is somewhat related to task and/or is outdated > 7 yrs). Article not from acceptable source or is a research paper.
(any of the above)
Article is not or barely related to task, or grossly outdated, and/or not from acceptable source.
Article was not submitted with the report. (any of the above)
Organization
Excellent
40 Points
Good
30 Points
Fair
20 points
Unacceptable
10 Points
Met all objectives of identifying content in the article, use for patient teaching, compare/contrast to lecture information.
The paper is organized, has an intro,body, and conclusion.
Two objectives met successfully.
Paper is not well organized, has an unclear or non-existent introduction, body, and conclusion. One objective met successfully
Paper is not well organized, has non existent introduction, body, and conclusion. No objectives met.
Format
Excellent
40 Points
Good
30 Points
Fair
20 Points
Unacceptable
10 Points
Cover, reference page, and body of paper appropriately APA formated with few grammatical errors. Met the requirements of at least 2½-3 pages (body) using 12 Font New Times Roman..
In-text citing appropriate with > 3-6 spelling/grammatical errors
< 2 or >3 page length, font > 12
Did not format reference page or cover page using APA format.
(any of the above)
Lacked appropriate in-text citing or
APA, page length requirements, and font size are not met. There are > 7 spelling/ grammatical errors throughout the paper.
(any of the above)
No in-text citing and/or has greater than 8 spelling and/or grammatical errors.
Incorrectly formatted or absence of reference and/or cover sheet.
(any of the above)
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