Assessment Guidelines
Research Article In-Service
Purpose: This assignment provides you with the opportunity to perform a search of nursing literature and report on a nursing practice topic of your interest. This is a paper that is submitted onto D2L and discussed in a discussion board. This topic should be related to nursing rather than medicine. As a professional nurse, you have a responsibility to your clients to ensure that the care you are providing is of the highest standard and is supported by evidence-based research. This assignment is an individual effort.
Due Date: Paper is due November 22nd @11:59pm. Initial discussion board post, which is a summary of most pertinent points of your research findings, is due 12/6th by 11:59pm. Two peer responses are due by 12/11th at 11:59pm.
Research Article Guidelines:
1. Research MUST pertain to the profession of nursing.
2. Research MUST be published in a professional nursing journal.
3. Article must be recent (within the past 5 years).
4. Article topic must be related to the practice of nursing.
5. Read the “Critiquing a Research Article” located in D2L.
6. To aid in your effort of performing a literature search, The Stafford Library
Website includes nursing journals with full text research articles (CINAHL, online journals, etc.).
Research Article Paper/Discussion Board Must Include:
1. Description of the study (study topic, how/when/where it was conducted, sample size/population, study results, etc.)
2. Is this study valid? What about it makes it more or less valid?
3. Is the study generalizable?
4. How does or will this study effect your nursing practice?
5. Are there parts you would recommend to be done differently? Why?
6. Presented on time by date and time assigned by clinical instructor.
7. APA Reference list
Full Points Partial points 0 Points Your Points
Profession of nursing
(worth 2 points) Topic relates to the profession of nursing
Topic not related to the profession of nursing
Nursing journals
(worth 2 points) Journals are nursing related, within the past 5 years, published in a professional nursing journal.
Journals are nursing related, not within the past 5 years, published in a professional nursing journal. Journals are not nursing related, were more than 5 years, not published in a professional nursing journal.
Description of the study
(Worth 4 points) Explanation of the study topic, when/how/ where it was conducted, sample size/population, study results.
One to two required areas are missing or not fully explored. Three or more required areas are missing or not fully explored.
Validity of the study
(worth 2 points) Discussion regarding validity of the study and what makes it less or more valid
A thorough discussion is not present regarding validity of the study and what makes it less or more valid One or more requirements are missing from the discussion or both areas are not explained in detail
Generalizable (Is this something that can apply to the general population or a specific group/population)
(worth 2 points)
Explanation of generalizability of the nursing topic Generalizability is not fully explored. Explanation of generalizability is missing
Nursing practice
(worth 2 points) Discussion of how or will this study affect your nursing practice
Discussion is lacking details Discussion is missing
Recommendations
(worth 2 points) Discussion on the parts you would recommend to be done differently? If so why
Discussion is lacking details and/or why you recommend the changes One or more parts of the discussion is missing
Submission
(worth 2 points) Assignment is submitted on time
Assignment is not submitted by the due date
APA formatting
(Worth 2 points) Appropriate APA 7th edition style used, reference list present and in proper format, no spelling or grammatical errors found. One to five errors found More than five errors found with APA formatting
35 points possible
(20 from paper based off rubric, 15 for discussion board and peer responses) Total points
