THE TOPIC TO WRITE ON*
Think about the clinical courses you have taken as a student. Which opportunities and challenges exist regarding the use of an EHR as a major learning tool in conjunction with, or perhaps even replacing, the required textbook?
THE TWO SOURCES USED MUST BE TWO CURRENT PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS WITHIN THE LAST (5YEARS)
*THE GRADING RUBRIC TO FOLLOW*
Journal Grading Rubric
Criteria Excellent (100%) Acceptable (50%) Unacceptable (0%)
Introduction
(10 points)
Demonstrates content that flows and the purpose statement is clear.
(5 points)
Demonstrates content that somewhat flows and/or the purpose statement is somewhat vague.
(0 points)
No evidence of an introduction.
Content
(20 points)
Response to assigned topic thorough and well-written, with varied sentence structure and vocabulary; opinions always supported with facts. (10 points)
Response thoughtful and fairly well written; most opinions supported with facts.
(0 points)
Response consists of unsupported opinions only marginally related to the topic.
Idea Development
(20 points)
Complete use of examples and details to explore and develop ideas and opinions. Word count over 500.
(10 points)
Some reliance upon examples and details to illustrate and develop ideas and opinions. Word count between 200 and 499. (0 points)
Ideas not clearly stated or developed. Word count less than 200.
Organization
(20 points)
Very logically organized; contains introduction; development of main idea (or ideas), and conclusion.
(10 points)
Contains introduction, some development of ideas, and conclusion.
(0 points)
Entry is unstructured.
References (20 points)
Two recent peer reviewed nursing journals (within the past 5 years) as references. (10 points)
One recent peer reviewed nursing journal (within the past 5 years) as references. (0 points)
Nursing Journals not used
Mechanics and APA Formatting
(10 points)
Free of errors in APA, grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling. (5 points)
Not more than 6 APA, grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.
(0 points)
Many (more than 6) instances APA, grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.