Description

  1. Choose from one of the following topics:
    1. Nursing during an epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster across the country or around the globe
    2. The effect of the media on nursing image. How can nurses educate the public and help portray the true image of nursing?
    3. The prevalence and impact of substance abuse among nurses (impaired nursing)
    4. Impact of collective bargaining on the nursing profession
    5. Social media influences on health or health care delivery
    6. Impact of workplace harassment and violence on the nursing profession
    7. You may select from ONE of the following technological advances and discuss its impact on patient outcomes:
      1. Telehealth technology
      2. Health applications
      3. Health-related/electronic wearables
  2. You must use the PowerPoint presentation template provided at the top of this assignment.
  3. You are to create bullet points for each slide, not including the title and reference slides. Every slide must have a speaker note with a minimum of 4-5 sentences addressing the bulleted items on the slide.
  4. Include a minimum of 4-5 peer-reviewed research articles as references in the presentation. All research articles need to have been published within 5 years from today’s date. No blog, chat, other university or Wikipedia information allowed in presentation. The PowerPoint presentation must follow current APA styleLinks to an external site..
  5. Your presentation should include the following slides:
    1. Title slide
    2. Why the topic was chosen
    3. How your topic impacts nursing practice
    4. Current relevance of the topic
    5. Clinical Practice Integration
    6. Plan for lobbying: Describe in detail your plan for how you would lobby your legislators or local government for funding and support for your chosen current issue or trend.
    7. Conclusion
    8. Reference slide
  6. High Turnitin scores will be evaluated on an individual basis and may result in points deducted and/or a grade of “zero” for the assignment. Use the Turnitin Plagiarism Check to upload your assignment and verify your plagiarism score before submitting your assignment.

You will need to follow these steps below for saving your PowerPoint so that your speaker notes are visible:

  1. Open your PPT and go to “file” in top left corner.
  2. Click “print” option. Make sure “print all slides” and “print slides with notes” is selected.
  3. Go to “Save As” on the left hand side and be sure you save as a PDF.
  4. Under your save as selection, click “more options”. Select the “Options” button and click the “Publish What” pull-down and then select “Notes Pages.” (If you click slides it will not show the speaker notes)
  5. Click “OK.”
  6. Complete your selection process by checking “Open file after publishing” and selecting the “Optimize for: ‘Standard’ and ‘Minimum Size’” choices.
  7. Click on “Save” next to the “Tools” button at the bottom of the box.

Rubric

NURS_440_OL – Week 8 PowerPoint Presentation

NURS_440_OL – Week 8 PowerPoint Presentation

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification, definition, and description of topic, background & why topic was chosen

40 pts

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

Provides an exemplary and insightful analysis of the identification, definition, description and background of the topic & why it was chosen

30 pts

Mostly Meets Expectations

Provides accurate identification, definition, description and background of the topic & why it was chosen

20 pts

Approaches Expectations

Provides partial identification, definition, description and background of the topic & why it was chosen

10 pts

Below Expectations

Provides limited identification, definition and description and background of the topic & why it was chosen

0 pts

Does Not Meet Expectations

Missing identification, definition and description and background of the topic & why it was chosen

40 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeHow the topic impacts nursing

40 pts

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

Presents an exemplary and insightful analysis of the current issue and trend and how the topic impacts nursing

30 pts

Mostly Meets Expectations

Presents an accurate analysis of the current issue and trend and how the topic impacts nursing

20 pts

Approaches Expectations

Presents a partial analysis of the current issue and trend and how the topic impacts nursing

10 pts

Below Expectations

Provides limited explanations of the current issue and trend and how the topic impacts nursing

0 pts

Does Not Meet Expectations

Lacks understanding for the current issue and trend and how the topic impacts nursing

40 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCurrent Relevance

40 pts

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

Presents an exemplary and insightful analysis of the current relevance of the issue and trend in nursing

30 pts

Mostly Meets Expectations

Presents an accurate analysis of the current relevance of the issue and trend in nursing

20 pts

Approaches Expectations

Presents a partial analysis of the current relevance of the issue and trend in nursing

10 pts

Below Expectations

Provides limited explanations of the current relevance of the issue and trend in nursing

0 pts

Does Not Meet Expectations

Lacks understanding of the current relevance of the issue and trend in nursing

40 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClinical Practice Integration

40 pts

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

Presents an exemplary and insightful analysis of how the current issue and trend is integrated into clinical nursing practice

30 pts

Mostly Meets Expectations

Presents an accurate analysis of how the current issue and trend is integrated into clinical nursing practice

20 pts

Approaches Expectations

Presents a partial analysis of how the current issue and trend is integrated into clinical nursing practice

10 pts

Below Expectations

Provides minimal analysis of how the current issue and trend is integrated into clinical nursing practice

0 pts

Does Not Meet Expectations

Lacks understanding of how the current issue and trend is integrated into clinical nursing practice

40 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePlan for lobbying

40 pts

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

Presents an exemplary and insightful analysis of the importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding. Offers detailed and specific examples of current legislation regarding the effect on current clinical practice settings

30 pts

Mostly Meets Expectations

Makes accurate connections to the importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding. Offers some detailed examples of current legislation regarding the effect on current clinical practice settings

20 pts

Approaches Expectations

Makes partial connections to the importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding. Offers few detailed examples regarding effect on current clinical practice settings

10 pts

Below Expectations

Provides insufficient connections to the importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding. Offers no details and/or examples regarding effect on current clinical practice settings

0 pts

Does Not Meet Expectations

Information is missing. Response indicates no understanding of the importance to lobby for any support funding

40 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreativity and Professionalism

40 pts

Meets or Exceeds Expectations

Includes an exemplary visual presentation (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in slides/presentation. Writing contains no spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. References and citations contain no APA errors. Sources include peer-reviewed, research-based articles, within last 5 years

30 pts

Mostly Meets Expectations

Includes an adequate visual presentation (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in slides/presentation. Writing contains 1-3 spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. References and citations contain 1-3 APA errors. Most sources include peer-reviewed, research-based articles, within last 5 years

20 pts

Approaches Expectations

Include partial (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in slides/presentation. Writing contains 4-6 spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. References and citations contain 4-6 APA errors. Few sources include peer-reviewed, research-based articles. Sources are >5 years old

10 pts

Below Expectations

Include few (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in slides/presentation. Writing contains >7 spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. References and citations contain greater than 6 APA errors. Sources are included, but are not current, not peer-reviewed, and/or are not research-based articles

0 pts

Does Not Meet Expectations

Template was not used. No visuals were included. Writing contains many spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. No reference or citations were included.

40 pts

Total Points: 240

Additionally, the weblinks below can help you formulate your ideas and may help create the political plan.

Please reach out if you have any questions about this assignment.

https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htmLinks to an external site.

https://www.nursingworld.org/

Links to an external site.

https://www.congress.gov/

Links to an external site.

https://www.congress.gov/help/tips/explore-a-bill

Links to an external site.

https://www.congress.gov/legislative-process

Links to an external site.

https://www.seiu.org/nurses/

Links to an external site.

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/

Links to an external site.

http://www.nln.org/