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<li style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The groundbreaking report by the IOM, &ldquo;The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health&rdquo; (2011) </span><a href="http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/product.jsp?id=69909"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://www.rwjf.org/humancapital/product.jsp?id=69909</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">], states that it is essential for nurses to be full partners and leaders in the transformation of health care.&nbsp;&nbsp;Review recommendations 1, 2, &amp; 7 from the report, as well as Table 11-2 and Box 11-2 from your text.&nbsp;&nbsp;Then complete the following:</span><ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li style="margin-left: 29px;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Perform</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">a self-assessment of the leadership characteristics and attributes that you already possess and list these.</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 29px;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Describe what you feel are your personal responsibilities related to health issues and gaining initial competence as an APN?&nbsp;&nbsp;Are there ways you can serve the APN community at this time?</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 29px;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What learning opportunities will help you become an effective APN leader?</span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 29px;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Identify the characteristics and attributes that you would like to strengthen and</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">describe some short- and long-term plans for becoming an APN leader and advocate for yourself, your patients, and the nursing profession?</span></li>
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<p><strong><br /><br /><br />NURS 5002 Discussion Board - Grading Rubric </strong></p>
<p>Substantive Discussion Board Posting&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; =&nbsp;&nbsp; 50 points</p>
<p>Substantive Peer Response Postings (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; =&nbsp;&nbsp; 40 points</p>
<p>Proper APA / Grammar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; =&nbsp;&nbsp; 10 points</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; TOTAL: 100 points</p>
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<p><em>Substantive posts and peer responses are based on both the quality and quantity of the work. Posts should be no less than 3 &ndash; 4 paragraphs in length and peer responses should be no less than 2 paragraphs in length in order to provide the required details.&nbsp;&nbsp; </em></p>
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<p><strong>Discussion board post covers topic with appropriate references. (50 points)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Subtract 5 points:&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>Informative post covering the topic but requiring some minimal expansion.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 references are provided at minimum.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Subtract 10 points: </strong>Informative post covering the topic but requiring some minimal expansion.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Only 1 reference is provided.</p>
<p><strong>Subtract 20 points: </strong>Discussion points are covered but requiring moderate expansion.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; References are cited.</p>
<p><strong>Subtract 30 points:</strong> Discussion points are covered but requiring moderate expansion.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No references are cited.</p>
<p><strong>Subtract 40 points: </strong>Few discussion points are covered needing significant expansion.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No references are cited.</p>
<p><strong>Subtract 50 points: </strong>No points are covered and no references are cited.<br /><br /><br />Should be in APA format<br />Thank You for your help</p>