High Acuity Care Issues Paper

February 15, 2021

This paper is worth 30pts

Purpose:

The individual student nurse will use knowledge gained through class work, clinical, and independent library investigation to produce a 5 page (excluding title page and reference list) paper on the following topic:

Respiratory failure

Description:

A word-processed paper utilizing APA 7^th Edition rules for formatting and correct citation of references is required.
The paper must:
- describe the clinical problem or issue,
- state a purpose,
- review the standards of care,
- overview the essential nursing interventions pertaining to the issue, and
- explain how the interventions will be incorporated into one’s nursing practice
- indicate the role of a another profession (one only and non-nursing) in the interdisciplinary care of the patient with the indicated clinical problem, and
- have a conclusion
A minimum of 2 supporting nursing articles (5 years or less) from reputable PRINT nursing journals (may be electronically accessed) must be used.
The reference list will be submitted for approval in advance of the due date.
Use of one web resource. Web sources must be .gov, .org or .edu.
A High-Acuity paper checklist will be provided to insure that all required elements have been addressed (must be turned in on Blackboard).
A detailed grading rubric is posted on the course Blackboard site.
All papers will utilize the plagiarism scanning program TURNITIN. A Similarity score of 24% or less must be attained.

High Acuity Care: Issues Paper (30 points)

Grading Rubric for High Acuity Care Issues Paper

	Excellent (4)	Good (3)	Needs Improvement (2)	Poor (1)
Language/Spelling/ Grammar	Paper has no spelling or punctuation errors and very few grammatical errors. Very well written and excellent use of business language.	Paper has a few punctuation or spelling errors. Few grammatical errors that don’t affect meaning. Well written and use of business language is acceptable.	Paper has some punctuation or spelling errors. Some grammatical errors but generally don’t affect meaning. Language is satisfactory overall but use of more appropriate business language is required.	Paper has numerous punctuation or spelling errors. Numerous grammatical errors that affect meaning. Language used is unprofessional and not appropriate for business use.
Paper Organization and Formatting	Relevant sections are included, and each is organized effectively. Formatting is professional and consistent and includes all required elements.	Relevant sections are included but could be a little better organized. Formatting is acceptable and/or one or two required elements are missing.	Relevant sections are included but organization could be improved. Formatting is inconsistent and/or many elements are missing or not formatted appropriately.	Sections are missing and/or poorly organized. Formatting is messy and unprofessional.
Analysis/Thinking	Analysis is comprehensive and detailed. Thinking and ideas are presented clearly, are engaging and thorough.	Analysis is sufficient. Thinking and ideas are clear but could be expanded to be more thorough.	Analysis is fairly basic and/or thinking and ideas lack some clarity and depth.	Analysis is very basic and thinking and ideas are superficial and lack clarity.
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