Week Six Assignment(s)
There are no assignments due this week. Continue your work on your upcoming assignments.
Please refer to Week 6 topical outline for discussion forum requirements and upcoming
assignments.
Week Seven Assignment(s)
Assignment and Grading Rubric
Directions:
Review the following student sample unit learning outcomes and topical outline for an ADN level
Advanced Medical Surgical course.
Advanced Medical-Surgical Unit Outcomes
1. Determine safe patient-centered nursing care using evidence-based practice for patients
experiencing complex alterations in health.
2. Identify development principles, prevention, and/or early detection of health problems and
strategies to achieve the optimal health for adult and older adult patient experiencing
complex alterations in health.
3. Examine caring and professional behaviors required when providing nursing care for
patients experiencing complex alterations in health.
4. Examine effective verbal, nonverbal, written, and electronic communication required for the
care of patients experiencing complex alterations in health.
5. Determine established practice standards and guidelines to ensure quality outcomes for
patients experiencing complex alterations in health.
6. Determine collaborative relationships needed to provide and improve care for patients
experiencing complex alterations in health.
Advanced Medical-Surgical Topic Outline
Respiratory
Pulmonary Embolism
Acute Respiratory Failure
Acute Respiratory Distress (Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary edema)
Chest trauma
Mechanical ventilation
Cardiac
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiac Dysrhythmias
Pulmonary Edema
Valvular Heart disease
Cardiomyopathy
Hemodynamic monitoring
Endocarditis/Pericarditis
Neurology
Traumatic Brain Injury
Increased Intracranial Pressure
Meningitis
Encephalitis
Spinal Cord Injury
Assignment Directions:
A. Design a learning experience or assignment to assess at least one of the above stated
unit learning outcomes. Include the following in your assignment:
1. Clearly describe the learning experience/assignment and detailed student
instructions. Include any student groupings and identify the type of learning
environment applicable for the assignment (theory, online, lab, clinical, etc.).
2. Include the specific learning outcomes to be assessed by the assignment and
explain how the learning experience/assignment will assess or reinforce these
outcomes.
3. Describe the assignment scoring and how the score will be used in determining
one’s grade or pass/fail outcome.
B. Utilize information provided in the online lecture and from your readings to develop a
grading rubric that will help insure consistency in grading the assignment you designed.
Include the following in your rubric:
1. Identify criteria or various categories to be evaluated.
i. For example, criteria for a threaded discussion grading rubric include number
of responses, nature of responses, grammar, punctuation, organization, etc.
2. Identify descriptors or characteristics to be noted.
i. For example, descriptors of a threaded discussion grading rubric for
organization include (a) thoughts are clearly organized and communicated
effectively and (b) thoughts are poorly organized.
3. Indicate rating scale and point value for each characteristic identified in the rubric.
4. Includes several levels of achievement.
Rubric – Assignment and Grading Rubric
ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL
Criteria Exceptional Effective Developing Unacceptable
Introduction At least one
paragraph
that
thoroughly
explains to
the reader
what is
At least one
paragraph
that
adequately
explains to the
reader what is
presented in
Less than one
paragraph
and/or only
adequately
explains to the
reader what is
presented in
Student does
not include
introduction
paragraph.
(0 points)
presented in
the
assignment.
(10 points)
the
assignment.
(8 points)
the
assignment.
(5 points)
Assignment
1. Clearly describe the
learning
experience/assignment
and detailed student
instructions.
2. Include any student
groupings and identify
the type of learning
environment applicable
for the assignment.
3. Include the specific
learning outcomes to
be assessed by the
assignment and
explain how the
learning
experience/assignment
will assess or reinforce
these outcomes.
4. Describe the
assignment scoring
and how the score will
be used in determining
one’s grade or
pass/fail outcome.
The
presentation
meets and
adequately
addresses all
criteria (see
criteria
column).
(5 points)
The
presentation
meets and
adequately
addresses all
criteria (see
criteria
column).
(3 points)
The
presentation
meets and
adequately
addresses all
criteria (see
criteria
column).
(1 point)
Does not
sufficiently
address criteria
or addresses
less than two of
the criteria
OR no
assignment
submitted.
(0 points)
Rubric
1. Identify criteria or
various categories to
be evaluated.
2. Identify descriptors or
characteristics to be
Thoroughly
meets and
addresses all
4 of the rubric
criteria (see
criteria
column).
Adequately
meets and
addresses
only 3 of the 4
of the rubric
criteria (see
Adequately
meets and
addresses
less than 2 of
the 4 of the
rubric criteria
Does not
adequately
addresses any
of rubric
requirements.
(0 points)
noted.
3. Indicates rating scale
and point value for
each characteristic
identified in the rubric.
4. Includes several levels
of achievement.
(40 points) criteria
column).
(30 points)
(see criteria
column).
(20 points)
Grammar and Spelling No errors in
spelling,
grammar,
word order,
word usage,
and
punctuation.
(5 points)
Ex: 0-1 error
Two or three
errors in
spelling,
grammar,
word order,
word usage,
and
punctuation.
(3 points)
Ex: 2-3 errors
Four or five
errors in
spelling,
grammar,
word order,
word usage,
and
punctuation.
(1 point)
Ex: 4-5 errors
Greater than 5
errors in
spelling,
grammar, word
order, word
usage, and
punctuation.
(0 points)
Ex: greater
than 5 errors
APA Format Reference
page contains
more than
required
scholarly
academic
references
within a five-
year time
frame.
Follows APA
guidelines of
components:
double-
space, 12 pt.
font, hanging
indent, type of
source
referenced.
Citations are
Reference
page contains
required
number of
scholarly
sources within
a five-year
time frame
and text
reference.
Less than two
APA guideline
errors of
components:
double space,
12 pt. font,
hanging
indent, type of
source
referenced.
Reference
page contains
less than
required
number of
scholarly
sources within
a five-year
time frame
and text
reference.
Greater than
two APA
guideline
errors of
components:
double space,
12 pt. font,
hanging
indent, type of
Reference
page contains
no scholarly
academic
resources, only
internet web
pages or no
reference page.
Lack of APA
guidelines for
references
provided. No
intext citations
presented.
(0 points)
Ex: greater
than 5 errors
