NR500 Assessment: Artistic Expression – Concept of Caring

NR500 Assessment: Artistic Expression – Concept of Caring

Guidelines with Scoring Rubric

PURPOSE

Nursing practice is both an art and a science with caring as a central concept to nursing practice and the

profession of nursing. Caring is influenced by the nurse’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes formed through

lifelong learning and experiences. The purpose of this assessment is to explore definitions of caring in nursing.

Students will create a definition of caring and an artistic expression of their perception on caring. COURSE OUTCOMES

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

CO 1: Examine roles and competencies of master’s-prepared nurses essential to performing as leaders

and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care. (POs 1, 2, 3, and 10)

CO 2: Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations. (POs 1, 6, and 7) TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE

This assessment is worth 100 points. DUE DATE

Submit your file(s) by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 2. REQUIREMENTS

Criteria for Content

Take a moment to reflect on how you demonstrate caring in your current professional practice.

1. Create an artistic representation of your perception on caring in nursing. The artistic expression can

be a drawing, sculpture, collage, poem, short story, or dance.

a. Videos are to be 1 to 3 minutes in length.

b. Poems and short stories should not exceed one-page, double-spaced wording.

c. Drawings, pictures, or collages should be formatted on an 8 x 10 document.

d. Sculptures submitted as a jpg.

2. In a one- to two-page written paper, address the following.

a. The importance of caring to nursing practice and the profession

b. A personal definition of caring; include principles of holistic care

c. Definitions of caring found in nursing literature that support your perspective on caring

d. An explanation of the artistic expression you chose and how it represents caring

e. Summary of key concept presented in the paper PREPARING THE PAPER

Submission Requirements

1. Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the written component of this assessment.

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2. Length:

a. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least one but no more

than two pages.

b. Artistic representation:

i. Poem or short story submitted as a Word document not to exceed one-page, doublespaced wording

ii. Drawing or college submit as an 8 x 10 pdf

iii. Sculpture submit as a jpeg

iv. Song or dance should be at least 1 but no more than 3 minutes in length. Submit as

an MP4

3. A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used.

4. Submission: Submit your files.

Best Practices in Preparing the Project

The following are best practices in preparing this project.

1. Review directions thoroughly.

2. Follow submission requirements for selected type of artistic expression.

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 literature must be cited and referenced correctly.

7. A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature references must be used.

8. Abide by CCN academic integrity policy. GRADING CRITERIA

Category Points % Description Artistic

Expression of

Caring 25 25% Select an artistic form for representing your personal perspective on

caring. Artistic expressions can be a drawing, sculpture, collage,

poem, short stories, song, or dance. Follow submission guidelines. Introduction 10 10% Introduction includes general statements on caring as a nursing

concept and why this concept is important to the practice and

profession. Identify sections of the paper. Provide support from

scholarly literature. Definition of

Caring 30 30% Provide your personal definition of caring. Incorporate principles of

holistic care. Provide citations from scholarly nursing literature that

support and are congruent with your definition of caring. Expression of

Caring 15 15% Explain what artistic expression you chose and how it represents

caring. Conclusion 10 10% Provide a summary of key concepts presented in the paper. Provide a

self-reflection regarding what was learned from completing this

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APA Format 5 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 sources must be cited and

referenced correctly. Three (3) scholarly literature references are

used. Writing

Mechanics 5 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. For this assignment first person may be used. Total 100 100 A quality assessment will meet or exceed all the above requirements. NR500 Guidelines & Rubric.docx_08.01.2017(JC) 3 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR500 GRADING RUBRIC

Assessment

Criteria Exceptional Exceeds Meets Needs Improvement Developing (100%) (88%) (80%) (38%) (0) Outstanding or highest

level of performance Very good or high level

of performance Competent or

satisfactory level of

performance Poor or failing level of

performance Unsatisfactory level of

performance 23 Points 20 Points 15 Points 0 Points Content Possible Points = 90 Points Artistic Expression of

Caring 25 Points

Artistic expression fully

demonstrates the

concept of caring.

Submission guidelines

are followed. Artistic expression is a

superficial

demonstration of the

concept of caring. Artistic expression

minimally

demonstrates the

concept of caring. Artistic expression of

caring in one of the

following elements fails

to meet expectations or

is missing the following: Submission guidelines

are followed. Submission guidelines

are followed. Selected artistic

expression

demonstrates the

concept of caring.

Submission

guidelines are

followed. Artistic expression of

caring in both

following elements

fails to meet

expectations or are

missing the following: Selected artistic

expression

demonstrates the

concept of caring. Submission

guidelines are

followed. Chamberlain College of Nursing

10 Points Introduction Presentation of

information is

comprehensive and

concise and includes all

of the following

elements: Definition of Caring General statements

on caring as a

nursing concept

Explains why caring

is important to

nursing practice and

profession

Identifies sections of

the paper

Provides support

from scholarly

literature 30 Points

Presentation of

information is

comprehensive and

concise and includes all NR500 9 Points

Presentation of

information is

superficial and includes

all of the following

elements: General statements

on caring as a

nursing concept

Explains why caring

is important to

nursing practice and

profession

Identifies sections

of the paper

Provides support

from scholarly

literature 27 Points

Presentation of

information is

superficial in places and

includes all the 8 Points

Presentation of

information is

minimally

demonstrated and

includes all of the

following elements: General statements

on caring as a

nursing concept 6 Points 0 Points Presentation of

information in one of the

following elements fails

to meet expectations or

is missing the following: Presentation of

information in two or

more of the following

elements fail to meet

expectations or are

missing the following: General statements

on caring as a

nursing concept

Explains why caring

is important to

nursing practice and

profession Explains why caring

is important to

nursing practice and

profession Identifies sections

of the paper Identifies sections of

the paper Provides support

from scholarly

literature Provides support

from scholarly

literature 24 Points

Presentation of

information is

minimally

demonstrated and General

statements on

caring as a

nursing concept Explains why

caring is

important to

nursing practice

and profession Identifies sections

of the paper Provides support

from scholarly

literature 18 Points 0 Points Presentation of

information in one of the

following elements fails

to meet expectations or Presentation of

information in two or

more following

elements fail to meet Chamberlain College of Nursing

the following elements: following elements: Describes personal

definition of caring Incorporates

principles of holistic

care in definition of

caring Includes scholarly

nursing literature

that support

personal definition

of caring 15 Points Expression of Caring Presentation of

information is

comprehensive and

concise and includes all

of the following

elements: Explains artistic

expression selected

Describes how the Describes personal

definition of caring

Incorporates

principles of holistic

care in definition of

caring

Includes scholarly

nursing literature

that support

personal definition

of caring NR500

includes all the

following elements: 13 Points

Presentation of

information is

superficial in places and

includes all of the

following elements: Explains artistic

expression selected

Describes how the

expression Describes personal

definition of caring

Incorporates

principles of holistic

care in definition of

caring is missing: Includes scholarly

nursing literature

that support

personal definition

of caring 12 Points

Presentation of

information is

minimally

demonstrated and

includes all of the

following elements: Explains artistic

expression selected

Describes how the Describes personal

definition of caring expectations or are

missing: Incorporates

principles of holistic

care in definition of

caring Describes

personal

definition of

caring Includes scholarly

nursing literature

that support

personal definition of

caring Incorporates

principles of

holistic care in

definition of

caring Includes scholarly

nursing literature

that support

personal

definition of

caring 9 Points 0 Points Presentation of

information in one of the

following elements fails

to meet expectations or

is missing the following: Presentation of

information in both

following elements

fail to meet

expectations or are

missing the following: Explains artistic

expression selected

Describes how the

expression Explains artistic

expression

selected Chamberlain College of Nursing

expression

represents caring represents caring expression

represents caring represents caring 10 Points 9 Points 8 Points 6 Points 0 Points Presentation of

information is good but

superficial in places and

includes all of the

following elements: Presentation of

information is

minimally

demonstrated in all of

the following elements: Presentation of

information in one of the

following elements fails

to meet expectations or

is missing the following: Presentation of

information in two or

more of the following

elements fail to meet

expectations or are

missing the following: Conclusion Presentation of

information is

comprehensive and

concise and includes all

of the following

elements: NR500 Summarizes

information

regarding caring

in nursing Summarizes

expression of caring

concept

Presents selfreflection regarding

what was learned

from completing this

assessment Summarizes

information

regarding caring in

nursing Summarizes

expression of caring

concept Presents selfreflection regarding

what was learned

from completing

this assessment Summarizes

information

regarding caring in

nursing Summarizes

expression of caring

concept Presents selfreflection regarding

what was learned

from completing

this assessment Summarizes

information

regarding caring in

nursing

Summarizes

expression of caring

concept

Presents selfreflection regarding

what was learned

from completing this

assessment Describes how

the expression

represents caring Summarizes

information

regarding caring

in nursing Summarizes

expression of

caring concept Presents selfreflection

regarding what

was learned from

completing this

assessment Content Subtotal ___ /90 points Format Possible Points = 10 Points Chamberlain College of Nursing

5 Points APA Format 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. NR500 4 Points

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. 3 Points

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. 2 Points

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. 0 Points

APA guidelines, as per

the 6th edition of the

manual, are

demonstrated for the References and Page

Length

Note: Students are to

use at least three (3)

scholarly references.

The paper (excluding

the title page and

reference page) should

be at least one but no One deduction for each

type of APA format error. One deduction for each

type of APA format

error. 0 to 1 APA error is

present 2–3 APA errors are

present One deduction for each

type of APA format

error.

4–5 APA errors are

present One deduction for each

type of APA format error.

6–7 APA errors are

present 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

3 Point deduction

Does not use at least

three (3) scholarly

references and/or

exceeds required

page length. Chamberlain College of Nursing NR500 more than two pages.

Writing Mechanics 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 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 6th

edition of the APA

manual. For this

assignment, first person

may be used. 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. For this

assignment, first person

may be used. 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. For this

assignment, first person

may be used. 7–8 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. For this

assignment, first person

may be used. 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. For this

assignment, first

person may be used. Format Subtotal ____/10 points Total Points ____/100 points

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NR500 Assessment: Artistic Expression – Concept of Caring