Assessment 5: Cultivating Healthful Environments

Assessment 5: Cultivating Healthful Environments

Guidelineswith Scoring Rubric

Purpose

Master’s-prepared advanced practice nurses participate in and demonstrate fair and unbiased interactions within all workplace settings. As a member of the nursing profession, and a leader, you are encouraged to implement strategies that promote and cultivate cultures of civility, regardless of practice setting. The purpose of this assessment is to analyze the issue of incivility and apply best practices to cultivate healthful environments.

Course Outcomes

Through this assessment, the student will meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO1: Examine roles and competencies of master’s-prepared nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of safe and quality care. (POs1,2,3, and 10)

CO2: Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations. (POs 1,6, and 7)

CO3: Analyze essential skills needed to lead within the context of complex systems. (POs1,2,3,8, and 11)

Total Points Possible

This assessment is worth 200 points.

Due Date

Submit your file(s) by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 7.

Requirements

Criteria for Content

Reflect on the issue of incivility. Think of an experience in which you were directly involved or witnessed incivility in the workplace. Analyze scholarly literature related to the issue of incivility and strategies for cultivating healthful environments.

1.       In a five- to six-pagewritten paper, address the following.

a.       Define and explain the issue of incivility. Use scholarly nursing literature.

b.      Discuss the importance of this issue to nursing. Address the impact of incivility on individuals, microsystem work environments, and the profession of nursing. In this section, use at least three (3) different scholarly nursing literature in-text citations with matching references.

c.       Provide a scenario (real or fictitious) of incivility in a practice setting. What was the impact on the individuals involved? How was the work environment affected?

d.      Describe three strategies for creating a healthful environment. Use scholarly nursing literature to support each strategy.

e.      Identify your selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics). Provide two examples of strategies you will implement in your master’s-prepared advanced practice role to cultivate a healthful work environment.

f.        Provide a conclusion. Include a summary on the issue of incivility, strategies to create healthful environments, specialty track, and how you will contribute to cultivating healthful environments in your future professional practice. Include a self-reflection.

Preparing the paper

Submission Requirements

1. Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013™.
2. Length: The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) is at minimum five pages and at maximum six (6) pages.
3. A minimum of four (4) scholarly nursing literature references must be used.
4. This assessment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the TurnItIn™ policy. A Similarity Index of blue or green must be obtained. A score in the blue or green range indicates a similarity of less than 24%, which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing students. Any other level of similarity index level requires the student to revise the assessment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient time for revision, early submission of the assessment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a Turnitin™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy will be followed.
5. Submission: Submit your files: Last name_First initial_Assessment 5_Cultivating Healthful Environments.

Best Practices in Preparing the Project

The following are best practices in preparing this project.

1.       Review directions thoroughly.

2.       Follow submission requirements.

3.       Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included.

4.       Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.

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 of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used.

6.       Ideas and information that come from scholarly nursing literature must be cited and referenced correctly.

7.       A minimum of four (4) scholarly nursing literature references must be used.

8.       Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.

Grading Criteria

Category

Points

%

Description

Introduction

10

5%

Introduction includes general statements on incivility and how this issue affects nursing work environments.Identify sections of the paper. Provide support from scholarly literature.

Issue of Incivility

20

10%

Define and explain the issue of incivility.Provide citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the definition and explanation of incivility. A dictionary may be used for ONLY for this section in addition to scholarly nursing literature.

Importance to Nursing

40

20%

Discuss the importance of incivility related to nursing. Address the impact of incivility on individuals, microsystem work environments, and the profession of nursing. Provide at least three (3) citations from scholarly nursing literature.

Storytelling

20

10%

Provide a scenario (real or fictitious) of incivility in a practice setting. What was the impact on the individuals involved? How was the work environment affected?

Creating a Healthful Environment

30

15%

Describe three strategies for creating a healthful environment. Use scholarly nursing literature to support each strategy.

Practice Application

40

20%

Identify your selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics). Provide two examples of strategies you will implement in your master’s prepared-advanced practice role to cultivate a healthful work environment. Use scholarly nursing literature to support each example.

Conclusion

20

10%

Provide a conclusion. Include a summary on incivility and the issues this creates; strategies to create healthful environments, specialty track, and how you will contribute to cultivating healthful environments in your future professional practice. Include a self-reflection. Self-reflection is written in first person.

APA Format

10

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 nursing sources must be cited and referenced correctly. A minimum of four (4) scholarly nursing references with matching in-text citations are used.

Writing Mechanics

10

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

200

100

A quality assessment will meet or exceed all the above requirements.

Grading Rubric

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

ContentPossible Points = 180Points

Introduction

10Points

9Points

8Points

6Points

0 Points

Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements.

·         General statements on incivility

·         General statements on how this issue affects nursing work environments

·         Identifies sections of the paper

·         Provides support from scholarly literature 

Presentation of information is superficial and includes all of the following elements.

·         General statements on incivility

·         General statements on how this issue affects nursing work environments

·         Identifies sections of the paper

·         Provides support from scholarly literature 

Presentation of information is minimally demonstratedand includes all of the following elements.

·         General statements on incivility

·         General statements on how this issue affects nursing work environments

·         Identifies sections of the paper

·         Provides 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 incivility

·         General statements on how this issue affects nursing work environments

·         Identifies sections of the paper

·         Provides 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 incivility

·         General statements on how this issue affects nursing work environments

·         Identifies sections of the paper

·         Provides support from scholarly literature 

Issue of Incivility

(Note: A dictionary may be used ONLY for this section to define incivility, in addition to scholarly nursing literature.)

20Points

18Points

16Points

12Points

0 Points

Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includesallof the following elements.

·         Defines incivility

·         Explains why incivility is an issue

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the definition

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the explanation 

Presentation of information issuperficial in places and includesallof the following elements.

·         Defines incivility

·         Explains why incivility is an issue

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the definition.

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the explanation 

Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated and includesallof the following elements.

·         Defines incivility

·         Explains why incivility is an issue

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the definition

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the explanation 

Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.

·         Defines incivility

·         Explains why incivility is an issue

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the definition

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the explanation 

Presentation of information in two or more following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.

·         Defines incivility

·         Explains why incivility is an issue

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the definition

·         Provides in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature that support the explanation 

Importance to Nursing

40Points

36 points

32 Points

24Points

0 Points

Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includesallof the following elements.

·         Discusses the importance of incivility related to nursing

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on individuals

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on microsystem work environments

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on the profession of nursing

·         Provides at least three (3) in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature

Presentation of information issuperficial in places and includesallof the following elements.

·         Discusses the importance of incivility related to nursing

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on individuals

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on microsystem work environments

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on the profession of nursing

·         Provides at least three (3) in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature

Presentation of information isminimally demonstrated and includesallof the following elements.

·         Discusses the importance of incivility related to nursing

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on individuals

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on microsystem work environments

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on the profession of nursing

·         Provides at least three (3) in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature

Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.

·         Discusses the importance of incivility related to nursing

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on individuals

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on microsystem work environments

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on the profession of nursing

·         Provides at least three (3) in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature

Presentation of information in two or more of the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.

·         Discusses the importance of incivility related to nursing

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on individuals

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on microsystem work environments

·         Addresses the impact of incivility on the profession of nursing

·         Provides at least three (3) in-text citations from scholarly nursing literature

Storytelling 

20Points

18 Points

16Points

12Points

0Points

Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includesallof the following elements.

·         Provides a scenario (real or fictitious) of incivility in a practice setting

·         Discusses the impact on the individuals involved

·         Explains how the work environment was affected

Presentation of information issuperficial in places and includesallof the following elements.

·         Provides a scenario (real or fictitious) of incivility in a practice setting

·         Discusses the impact on the individuals involved

·         Explains how the work environment was affected

Presentation of information isminimally demonstrated and includesallof the following elements.

·         Provides a scenario (real or fictitious) of incivility in a practice setting

·         Discusses the impact on the individuals involved.

·         Explains how the work environment was affected

Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.

·         Provides a scenario (real or fictitious) of incivility in a practice setting

·         Discusses the impact on the individuals involved

·         Explains how the work environment was affected

Presentation of information in two or more of the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.

·         Provides a scenario (real or fictitious) of incivility in a practice setting

·         Discusses the impact on the individuals involved.

·         Explains how the work environment was affected

Creating a Healthful Environment

30Points

27Points

24Points

18Points

0 Points

Presentation of information iscomprehensive and conciseand includesallof the following elements.

·         Describes three strategies for creating a healthful environment

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each strategy

Presentation of information is good, but superficial in places and includesallof the following elements.

·         Describes three strategies for creating a healthful environment

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each strategy

Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated inallof the following elements.

·         Describes three strategies for creating a healthful environment

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each strategy

Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.

·         Describes three strategies for creating a healthful environment

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each strategy

Presentation of information in the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.

·         Describes three strategies for creating a healthful environment

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each strategy

Practice Application

40 Points

36 Points

32 Points

24 Points

0 Points

Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes allof the following elements.

·         Identifies selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics)

·         Provides two examples on how strategies will be implemented to cultivate a healthful work environment in future master’s-prepared advanced practice role

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each example

Presentation of information is good but superficial in places and includes allof the following elements.

·         Identifies selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics)

·         Provides two examples on how strategies will be implemented to cultivate a healthful work environment in future master’s-prepared advanced practice role

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each example

Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated in allof the following elements.

·         Identifies selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics)

·         Provides two examples on how strategies will be implemented to cultivate a healthful work environment in future master’s-prepared advanced practice role

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each example

Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.

·         Identifies selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics)

·         Provides two examples on how strategies will be implemented to cultivate a healthful work environment in future master’s-prepared advanced practice role

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each example

Presentation of information intwo or more of the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.

·         Identifies selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics)

·         Provides two examples on how strategies will be implemented to cultivate a healthful work environment in future master’s-prepared advanced practice role

·         Uses scholarly nursing literature to support each example

Conclusion

(Note: Self-reflection is written in first person.)

20 Points

18 Points

16 Points

12 Points

0 Points

Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes allof the following elements.

·         Summarizes incivility and why it is a nursing issue

·         Summarizes strategies to create healthful environments

·         Identifies specialty track

·         Summarizes potential contributions to cultivating healthful environments in future professional practice

·         Includes self-reflection on new knowledge gained resulting from the completion of this assessment

Presentation of information is good but superficial in places and includes allof the following elements.

·         Summarizes incivility and why it is a nursing issue

·         Summarizes strategies to create healthful environments

·         Identifies specialty track

·         Summarizes potential contributions to cultivating healthful environments in future professional practice

·         Includes self-reflection on new knowledge gained resulting from the completion of this assessment

Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated in allof the following elements.

·         Summarizes incivility and why it is a nursing issue

·         Summarizes strategies to create healthful environments

·         Identifies specialty track

·         Summarizes potential contributions to cultivating healthful environments in future professional practice

·         Includes self-reflection on new knowledge gained resulting from the completion of this assessment

Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following.

·         Summarizes incivility and why it is a nursing issue

·         Summarizes strategies to create healthful environments

·         Identifies specialty track

·         Summarizes potential contributions to cultivating healthful environments in future professional practice

·         Includes self-reflection on new knowledge gained resulting from the completion of this assessment

Presentation of information intwo or more of the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following.

·         Summarizes incivility and why it is a nursing issue

·         Summarizes strategies to create healthful environments

·         Identifies specialty track

·         Summarizes potential contributions to cultivating healthful environments in future professional practice

·         Includes self-reflection on new knowledge gained resulting from the completion of this assessment

Content Subtotal ___ /180 points

Format Possible Points = 20Points

APA Format

10Points

9Points

8Points

6Points

0Points

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 6thedition 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.

2–3 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.

4–5 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.

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 four (4) scholarly nursing literature references.)

4 Point deduction

Does not use at least four (4) scholarly nursing literature references. 

Writing Mechanics

10Points

9Points

8Points

6Points

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 6thedition 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 greater 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

Format Subtotal ____/20points

Total Points ____/200points

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