POLITICAL HEATH ISSUE

BSN PROGRAM
NURS 3230 RUBRIC LEGAL/HEALTH ISSUE ANALYSIS GROUP PAPER

LEGAL/HEALTH ISSUE PAPER GUIDELINES
The purpose of this assignment is for students to critically analyze a legal issue.
Weight Grade
1.
CONTENT
o Defines the relevant legal issue in health care
o Explains the relevant law (don’t just cite the law)
50
o Applies the facts by developing legal arguments (apply law and facts to legal arguments)
o Concludes with a few lines of the closing argument.
60
2. PROFESSIONAL WRITING STYLE
• Follows 6th Edition APA style and format
a. Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting
b. Paper includes title page, Introductory paragraph of what paper will discuss, Concluding paragraph that summarizes what was discussed in the paper, and a Reference page
20
10
• Paper is minimum of 5 pages
(excluding the Title page and Reference page)
10
• Paper is submitted as Word document, via Bb Drop box. Late papers will have an additional 10 points deducted from the final paper grade for each day late.
10
3. REFERENCES
• Includes course text as reference
• Includes minimum of 5 scholarly Nursing journal articles
• Are cited according to the 6th Edition APA style and format
40

TOTAL SCORE 200