Assignment: Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement

Course Code NUR-513 Class Code NUR-513-O501 Criteria Content Percentage 70.0% Personal Worldview, Including the Religious, Spiritual, and Cultural Elements That Most Influence Personal Philosophy of Practice and Attitude Towards Patient Care 20.0% Specific Nursing Theory in Line With the Personal Philosophy of Practice and Approach to Patient Care, Including Similarities and How the Nursing Theory Reinforces the Approach to Care 15.0% Specific Example of a Past or Current Practice Problem and How Worldview and the Nursing Theory Could Assist in Resolving This Issue 15.0% How Worldview and the Nursing Theory Will Assist in Further Developing Future Practice 15.0% Required Sources 5.0% Organization and Effectiveness 20.0% Thesis Development and Purpose 7.0% Argument Logic and Construction 8.0% Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Format 10.0% Paper Format (Use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 5.0% Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 5.0% Total Weightage 100% Assignment Title Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement Unsatisfactory (0.00%) A discussion of personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that most influence personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care is not included. A discussion of a specific nursing theory in line with the personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care, including similarities and how the nursing theory reinforces the approach to care, is not included. A discussion of a specific example of a past or current practice problem and how worldview and the nursing theory could assist in resolving this issue is not included. A discussion of how worldview and the nursing theory will assist in further developing future practice is not included. Sources are not included. Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Sources are not documented. Total Points 220.0 Less than Satisfactory (80.00%) A discussion of personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that most influence personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete. A discussion of a specific nursing theory in line with the personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care, including similarities and how the nursing theory reinforces the approach to care, is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete. A discussion of a specific example of a past or current practice problem and how worldview and the nursing theory could assist in resolving this issue is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete. A discussion of how worldview and the nursing theory will assist in further developing future practice is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete. Number of required sources is only partially met. Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague.Penn State University NRS 515 Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement

Purpose is not clear. Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent. Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. Satisfactory (88.00%) A discussion of personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that most influence personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care is present. A discussion of a specific nursing theory in line with the personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care, including similarities and how the nursing theory reinforces the approach to care, is present. A discussion of a specific example of a past or current practice problem and how worldview and the nursing theory could assist in resolving this issue is present. A discussion of how worldview and the nursing theory will assist in further developing future practice is present. Number of required sources is met, but sources are outdated or inappropriate. Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose. Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. Good (92.00%) A discussion of personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that most influence personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care is clearly provided and well developed. A discussion of a specific nursing theory in line with the personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care, including similarities and how the nursing theory reinforces the approach to care, is clearly provided and well developed. A discussion of a specific example of a past or current practice problem and how worldview and the nursing theory could assist in resolving this issue is clearly provided and well developed. A discussion of how worldview and the nursing theory will assist in further developing future practice is clearly provided and well developed. Number of required sources is met. Sources are current, but not all sources are appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content. Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper.Penn State University

Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. Excellent (100.00%) A comprehensive discussion of personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that most influence personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care is thoroughly developed with supporting details. A comprehensive discussion of a specific nursing theory in line with the personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care, including similarities and how the nursing theory reinforces the approach to care, is thoroughly developed with supporting details. A comprehensive discussion of a specific example of a past or current practice problem and how worldview and the nursing theory could assist in resolving this issue is thoroughly developed with supporting details. A comprehensive discussion of how worldview and the nursing theory will assist in further developing future practice is thoroughly developed with supporting details. Number of required resources is met. Sources are current, and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content. Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. Comments Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. All format elements are correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. Points Earned …