. Unit 5 Assignment – Additional Critique of Evidence

Instructions

This is part 3 of your evidence-based practice project.

In this assignment, you will refer back to assignment you completed in week 4, as this assignment will build upon it.

For this assignment, you will re-review your three articles selected from your week 2 and 4 assignment. Then, you’ll write a paper on the following (be sure to include the content from your previous papers in weeks 2 and 4, updating with feedback from your instructor).

For each of the three articles, please discuss the following in your paper:

· Research design of the study

· Threats to external/internal validity

· Potential legal/ethical issues within the article

· Data analysis (be sure to elaborate on this more from your paper in week 4, providing specifics about the results)

· Implications for evidence-based practice and how this article could be used to make an evidence-based change

· Conclusion/summary of the evidence

Remember to support your ideas with the articles you found. These articles should be less than five (5) years old. They should not be from the Web, but from the library databases, and be sure to use a narrative format.

In addition, you must follow APA guidelines, providing a title page, reference page, appendix, and in-text citations, as well as use level headings to match the assignment criteria listed above.

Please use, at minimum three scholarly references, and your paper should be 500-700 words, excluding title and reference pages.

Please review the rubric to ensure that your assignment meets criteria.

Estimated time to complete: 4 hours

Rubric

NU560 Unit 5 Assignment Rubric

NU560 Unit 5 Assignment Rubric

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent

NU560-CO1; NU560-CO3; NU560-CO4

75 pts

Level 5

Demonstrates the ability to construct a clear and insightful problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of all relevant contextual factors.

67 pts

Level 4

Demonstrates the ability to construct a problem statement, thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, and problem statement is adequately detailed

60 pts

Level 3

Begins to demonstrate the ability to construct a problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement with evidence of most relevant contextual factors, but problem statement is superficial.

52 pts

Level 2

Demonstrates a limited ability in identifying a problem statement/thesis statement/topic statement or related contextual factors.

45 pts

Level 1

Demonstrates the ability to explain contextual facts but does not provide a defined statement.

0 pts

Level 0

There is no evidence of a defined statement.

75 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis

NU560-CO1; NU560-CO3; NU560-CO4

40 pts

Level 5

Organizes and compares evidence to reveal insightful patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus.

36 pts

Level 4

Organizes and interprets evidence to reveal patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus.

32 pts

Level 3

Organizes and describes evidence according to patterns, differences, or similarities related to focus.

28 pts

Level 2

Organizes evidence, but the organization is not effective in revealing patterns, differences, or similarities.

24 pts

Level 1

Describes evidence, but it is not organized and/ or is unrelated to focus.

0 pts

Level 0

Lists evidence, but it is not organized and/ or is unrelated to focus.

40 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting

PRICE-I; PRICE-P

5 pts

Level 5

The paper exhibits a excellent command of written English language conventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling.

4.5 pts

Level 4

The paper exhibits a good command of written English language conventions. The paper has no errors in mechanics, or spelling with minor grammatical errors that impair the flow of communication.

4 pts

Level 3

The paper exhibits a basic command of written English language conventions. The paper has minor errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impact the flow of communication.

3.5 pts

Level 2

The paper exhibits a limited command of written English language conventions. The paper has frequent errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that impede the flow of communication.

3 pts

Level 1

The paper exhibits little command of written English language conventions. The paper has errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader to stop and reread parts of the writing to discern meaning.

0 pts

Level 0

The paper does not demonstrate command of written English language conventions. The paper has multiple errors in mechanics, grammar, or spelling that cause the reader difficulty discerning the meaning.

5 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Formatting

PRICE-I; PRICE-P

5 pts

Level 5

The required APA elements are all included with correct formatting, including in-text citations and references.

4.5 pts

Level 4

The required APA elements are all included with minor formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.

4 pts

Level 3

The required APA elements are all included with multiple formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.

3.5 pts

Level 2

The required APA elements are not all included. AND/OR there are major formatting errors, including in-text citations and references.

3 pts

Level 1

Several APA elements are missing. The errors in formatting demonstrate limited understanding of APA guidelines, in-text-citations, and references.

0 pts

Level 0

There is little to no evidence of APA formatting. AND/OR there are no in-text citations AND/OR references.

5 pts

Total Points: 125