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XR4001: Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Theoretical Frameworks: Explain the relationship between research, theoretical frameworks, and evidence-based practice.
Assessment Rubric
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Module 1: Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
Part 1: Blog Post
Write a blog post explaining the relationship between research and evidence-based practice. Define research and evidence-based practice. Explain how research and evidence-based practice relate to one another. Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the relationship between research and evidence-based practice
Response provides a fully developed blog post explaining the relationship between research and evidence-based practice.
Response provides a fully developed definition of research and evidence- based practice.
Response provides a fully developed explanation of how research and evidence-based practice relate to one another.
Response provides an adequately developed blog post explaining the relationship between research and evidence- based practice.
Response provides an adequately developed definition of research and evidence-based practice.
Response provides an adequately developed explanation of how research and evidence- based practice relate to one another
Response does not provide a blog post that adequately explains the relationship between research and evidence-based practice. Response does not provide a blog post that includes an adequate definition of each concept and does not adequately explain how they are related to one another. Response does not provide a blog post that includes an adequate definition of research and evidence- based practice. Response does not provide an adequately developed explanation of how research and evidence-
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Rubric Criteria Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
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based practice relate to one another.
Module 2: Theory and Research in Nursing
Part 2: Theoretical Framework Summary
Summarize the key assumptions of 2 theoretical frameworks. Be specific. Learning Objective 2.1: Summarize the key assumptions of 2 theoretical frameworks in nursing research
Response provides a fully developed summary of the key assumptions of 2 theoretical frameworks.
Response provides an adequately developed summary of the key assumptions of 2 theoretical frameworks.
Response does not provide an adequate summary of the key assumptions of 2 theoretical frameworks.
Describe how the theoretical frameworks you selected are used in nursing research. Be specific and include examples. Learning Objective 2.2: Explain how theoretical frameworks are used in nursing research
Response provides a fully developed description of how each theoretical framework is used in nursing with specific details and examples.
Response provides an adequately developed description of how each theoretical framework is used in nursing with some details and examples.
Response does not provide an adequate description of how each theoretical framework is used in nursing.
Compare the two frameworks and explain the similarities and differences between them.
Response provides a fully developed comparison of the theoretical frameworks selected, including similarities and differences.
Response provides an adequately developed comparison of the two frameworks, including similarities and differences.
Response does not provide an adequate comparison of the theoretical frameworks selected.
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Learning Objective 2.3: Compare theoretical frameworks for nursing research
Professional Writing Skills
Professional Writing Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
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Context, Organization, Audience, Purpose, Tone, Style, Clarity, and Flow
Demonstrates full awareness of writing context, audience, and purpose. Content is consistently clear, logical, and well- organized with appropriate sentence and paragraph structure. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free of bias. Style is consistently appropriate for a professional setting/workplace context.
Demonstrates some awareness of writing context, audience, and purpose. Content is mostly clear, logical, and well-organized with adequate sentence and paragraph structure. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free of bias. Style is mostly appropriate for a professional setting/workplace context.
Demonstrates minimal awareness of writing context, audience, and purpose. Content lacks clarity, logic, and/or discernible organization; does not use proper sentence and paragraph structure. Tone is not professional/scholarly and/or contains bias. Style is inconsistent with a professional setting/workplace context. Contains significant spelling, punctuation,
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Free of spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors.
Contains few spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors.
and/or grammar/syntax errors.
Originality, Source Credibility, and Attribution of Ideas
Writing fully reflects original thought and paraphrasing and adheres to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
Writing adequately reflects original thought and paraphrasing and adheres to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
Writing does not reflect original thought and paraphrasing and does not adhere to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.