Overview

Course Number:

NR526
Course Title:

Advanced Pathophysiology, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology for Nurse Educators
Course Credits:

3 credits
Prerequisite:

NR500 Foundational Concepts and Applications
NR501 Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice
NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice: Role Development
NR505 Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-based Practice
NR506 Health Policy
NR512 Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics

Course Description

This course builds upon undergraduate nursing education and practice experience to refine and further develop nursing knowledge and skills related to pathophysiology, health assessment, and pharmacology across the lifespan. The focus is on advanced knowledge and skills needed by nurse educators in both direct- and indirect-care roles.

Textbooks and Resources

Required Textbooks

The following books are required for this course:

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Bardal, S. K., Waechter, J. E., & Martin, D. S. (2011). Applied pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.


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Dains, J. E., Baumann, L. C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.


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McCance, K. L., & Huether, S. E. (2014). Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children (7th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Mosby.


American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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Textbooks and Resources

Required Textbooks

The following books are required for this course:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of textbook in italics (X ed.). City, ST: Publisher.

Information regarding supplementary material, software, etc.

The following book is required across all FNP courses:

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

The following book is recommended across all FNP courses:

Goroll, A. H., & Mulley, A. G. (2014). Primary care medicine: Office evaluation and management of the adult patient (7th ed.). China: Wolters Kluwer.


Physical Books and Supplies

To obtain all your books and supplies, visit the online Chamberlain bookstore at https://bookstore.chamberlain.edu/.

Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes of Chamberlain nursing programs can be found in the Program Descriptions section of your College Catalog. You can access your College Catalog at http://www.chamberlain.edu/msncatalog.

The MSN program outcomes are aligned with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing publication, The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (2011). Upon completion of the MSN degree program, the graduate will be able to:

1

Practice safe, high-quality advanced nursing care based on concepts and knowledge from nursing and related disciplines.

2

Construct processes for leading and promoting quality improvement and safety in advanced nursing practice and healthcare delivery.

3

Use contemporary communication modalities effectively in advanced nursing roles.

4

Evaluate the design, implementation and outcomes of strategies developed to meet healthcare needs.

5

Develop a plan for lifelong personal and professional growth that integrates professional values regarding scholarship, service and global engagement.

6

Apply legal, ethical and human-caring principles to situations in advanced nursing practice.

7

Design patient-centered care models and delivery systems using the best available scientific evidence.

8

Manage human, fiscal and physical resources to achieve and support individual and organizational goals.

9

Compose a plan for systematic inquiry and dissemination of findings to support advanced nursing practice, patient-care innovation, and the nursing profession.

10

Collaborate interprofessionally in research, education, practice, health policy and leadership to improve population health outcomes.

11

Apply principles of informatics to manage data and information in order to support effective decision making.

Course Outcomes

Chamberlain College of Nursing courses are built to align course content with specific Course Outcomes (COs). The COs define the learning objectives that the student will be required to comprehend and demonstrate by course completion. The COs that will be covered in detail each week can be found in the Overview page in that particular week. Whenever possible, a reference will be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to the CO that it emphasizes.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following.

1

Integrate interprofessional collaboration and innovative communication to support and promote the teaching-coaching functions of the nurse educator. (PO 3, 10)

2

Utilize critical inquiry and judgment to evaluate the design, implementation, and outcomes of strategies developed for health promotion, health protection, disease prevention, and disease management across diverse healthcare delivery settings. (PO 4, 9)

3

Integrate pathophysiologic mechanisms with advanced assessment and pharmacologic concepts to maximize patient outcomes in complex disease states. (PO 1, 4)

4

Distinguish the epidemiology, etiology, developmental considerations, pathogenesis, and clinical and laboratory manifestations of complex disease processes in relation to assessment strategies and pharmacologic interventions. (PO 1, 4)

5

Analyze risk factors associated with complex disease states in individuals, aggregates, and populations to devise effective disease management and/or health promotion strategies that reflect pertinent psychosocial, cultural, legal, ethical, and safety considerations. (PO 4, 6)

6

Explicate the environmental factors that impinge upon specific physiologic, psychological, and psychosocial states along the health-illness continuum. (PO 1, 4)

7

Examine mechanisms and processes of homeostatic, adaptive, and compensatory physiological functions in complex disease states with an emphasis on appropriate assessment strategies and pharmacologic interventions. (PO 1, 4)

8

Determine clinical data essential to identifying specified pathophysiologic or psychologic problems and the best plan of care. (PO 1, 4)

9

Explore age-specific and developmental alterations in physiologic and psychologic disease states, assessment strategies, and pharmacologic intervention. (PO 1, 4)

10

Correlate changes and disruptions in major physiological systems and pathophysiological mechanisms with clinical data resulting from physical examination, laboratory data, and diagnostic test data with anticipated pharmacologic treatment. (PO 1, 4, 11)

Course Schedule

Week, COs, and TopicsReadingsAssignments

Week 1

COs 5, 8, 10


Dains, J.E., Baumann, L.C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Chapter 1: Clinical Reasoning, Differential Diagnosis, Evidence-baed Practice and Symptom Analysis

Tanner, C.A. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45*6), 204-211. Link to article

Second- Life Orientation

Discussion Question

Week 2

COs 4, 5, 8, 10


Bardal, S.K., Waechter, J.E., & Martin, D.S. (2011). Applied pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Chapter 16: Hematology
  • Consult other chapters as needed.

Dains, J.E., Baumann, L.C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Consult as needed.

McCance, K.L., Huether, S.E., Brashers, V.L., & Rote, N.S. (2013). Pathophsiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Consult as needed.

Annotated Webliography: Teacher Resources for the 3Ps

Case Study Topic Approval

Discussion Question

Week 3

CO 3, 5, 7, 8, 10


Bardal, S.K., Waechter, J.E., & Martin, D.S. (2011). Applied pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Chapter 4: Drug Interaction
  • Chapter 5: Impact of Age on Pharmacology
  • Chapter 11: Cardiology
  • Consult other chapters as needed.

Dains, J.E., Baumann, L.C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Chapter 8: Confusion in Older Adults
  • Consult other chapters as needed.

McCance, K.L., Huether, S.E., Brashers, V.L., & Rote, N.S. (2013). Pathophsiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Consult as needed.

Clinical Questioning Assignment

Discussion Question



Week 4

COs 3, 5, 7, 8, 10


Bardal, S.K., Waechter, J.E., & Martin, D.S. (2011). Applied pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Chapter 20: Neoplasia
  • Chapter 21: Neurology and the Neuromuscular System
  • Chapter 11: Cardiology
  • Consult other chapters as needed.

Dains, J.E., Baumann, L.C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Chapter 3: Affective Changes
  • Chapter 5: Breast Lumps and Nipple Discharge
  • Chapter 6: Breast Pan
  • Chapter 36: Weight Loss/Gain (Unintentional)
  • Consult other chapters as needed.

McCance, K.L., Huether, S.E., Brashers, V.L., & Rote, N.S. (2013). Pathophsiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Chapter 11: Biology, Clinical Manifestations of Cancer
  • Consult as needed.

Discussion Question


Week 5

CO 5, 7, 8, 9, 10


Bardal, S.K., Waechter, J.E., & Martin, D.S. (2011). Applied pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Consult as needed.

Dains, J.E., Baumann, L.C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Chapter 8: Confusion in Older Adults
  • Consult other chapters as needed.

McCance, K.L., Huether, S.E., Brashers, V.L., & Rote, N.S. (2013). Pathophsiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Consult as needed.

Case Study Assignment

Discussion Question



Week 6

CO 5, 6, 8, 9


National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (2013). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Diagnosis and management of ADHD in children, young people, and adults. Link here

Bardal, S.K., Waechter, J.E., & Martin, D.S. (2011). Applied pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Consult as needed.

Dains, J.E., Baumann, L.C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Chapter 10: Cough
  • Chapter 13: Dyspnea
  • Consult other chapters as needed.

McCance, K.L., Huether, S.E., Brashers, V.L., & Rote, N.S. (2013). Pathophsiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Chapter 34: Alterations of Pulmonary Function in Children
  • Consult as needed.

Discussion Question




Week 7

CO 2, 5, 6, 8


Bardal, S.K., Waechter, J.E., & Martin, D.S. (2011). Applied pharmacology. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.

  • Consult as needed.

Dains, J.E., Baumann, L.C., & Scheibel, P. (2012). Advanced health assessment and clinical diagnosis in primary care (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Consult as needed.

McCance, K.L., Huether, S.E., Brashers, V.L., & Rote, N.S. (2013). Pathophsiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Chapter 46: Shock, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, and Burns in Adults
  • Chapter 47: Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, and Burns in Children
  • Consult as needed.

3Ps Handout Assignment

Discussion Question



Week 8

CO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

The 3 Ps and the Nurse Educator

Review previous readings as necessary.


Reflection Exercise—Due by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. MT

Late Assignment Policy

Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction of 10% of the total points possible for that assignment for each day the assignment is late. Assignments will be accepted, with penalty as described, up to a maximum of three days late, after which point a zero will be recorded for the assignment.

In the event of an emergency that prevents timely submission of an assignment, students may petition their instructor for a waiver of the late submission grade reduction. The instructor will review the student’s rationale for the request and make a determination based on the merits of the student’s appeal. Consideration of the student’s total course performance to date will be a contributing factor in the determination. Students should continue to attend class, actively participate, and complete other assignments while the appeal is pending.

This Policy applies to assignments that contribute to the numerical calculation of the course letter grade.

Evaluation Methods

No extra credit assignments are permitted for any reason.

All of your course requirements are graded using points. At the end of the course, the points are converted to a letter grade using the scale in the table below. Percentages of 0.5% or higher are not raised to the next whole number. A final grade of 76% (letter grade C) is required to pass the course.

Letter GradePointsPercentage
A  940–1,00094% to 100%
A- 920–93992% to 93%
B+890–91989% to 91%
B  860–88986% to 88%
B- 840–85984% to 85%
C+810–83981% to 83%
C  760–80976% to 80%
F  759 and below75% and below

NOTE:To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week's assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday. Any assignments and all discussion requirements must be completed by 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday of the eighth week.

Students agree that, by taking this course, all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com site.

The maximum score in this class is 1,000 points. The categories, which contribute to your final grade, are weighted as follows.

Graded ItemPointsWeighting

Discussion Questions

(Weeks 1-8, 25 points each)

200
20%

Annotated Bibliography: Teacher Resources for the 3Ps

(due Week 2)

252.5%

Case Study Topic Approval

(due Week 2)

252.5%

Clinical Questioning Assignment

(due Week 3)

250
25%

Case Study Assignment

(due Week 5)

250
25%

3 Ps Handout Assignment

(due Week 7)


25025%
Total1,000100%

Participation for MSN

Threaded Discussion Guiding Principles

The ideas and beliefs underpinning the threaded discussions (TDs) guide students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The use of TDs provides students with opportunities to contribute level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional and social interaction. The TD's ebb and flow is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship. Participation in the TDs generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty. TDs foster the development of members into a community of learners as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and integrate knowledge from other disciplines.

Participation Guidelines

Each weekly threaded discussion is worth up to 25 points. Students must post a minimum of two times in each graded thread. The two posts in each individual thread must be on separate days. The student must provide an answer to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week. If the student does not provide an answer to each graded thread topic (not a response to a student peer) before the Wednesday deadline, 5 points are deducted for each discussion thread in which late entry occurs (up to a 10-point deduction for that week). Subsequent posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by the Sunday deadline, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.

Direct Quotes

Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in Threaded Discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 15 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion. Points will be deducted under the Grammar, Syntax, APA category.

Grading Rubric Guidelines

Performance Category109840

Scholarliness

Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic decisions.

  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions
  • Evaluates literature resources to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion
  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry but does not clearly state how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Evaluates information from source(s) to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses some valid, relevant, reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) with some interpretation/evaluation, but not enough to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Little valid, relevant, or reliable outside sources are used to contribute to the threaded discussion.
  • Demonstrates little or no understanding of the topic.
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) without any interpretation/evaluation.
  • The posting uses information that is not valid, relevant, or reliable
  • No evidence of the use of scholarly inquiry to inform or change professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is not valid, relevant, or reliable
Performance Category 109
8
40

Application of Course Knowledge -

Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations

  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources;
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life.
  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources.
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Interactions with classmates are relevant to the discussion topic but do not make direct reference to lesson content
  • Posts are generally on topic but do not build knowledge by incorporating concepts and principles from the lesson.
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Does not demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles and concepts presented in the lesson
  • Posts do not adequately address the question posed either by the discussion prompt or the instructor's launch post.
  • Posts are superficial and do not reflect an understanding of the lesson content
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Posts are not related to the topics provided by the discussion prompt or by the instructor; attempts by the instructor to redirect the student are ignored
  • No discussion of lesson concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life
Performance Category
 54
3
20

Interactive Dialogue

Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days.

(5 points possible per graded thread)

  • Exceeds minimum post requirements
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts three or more times in each graded thread, over three separate days.
  • Replies to a post posed by faculty and to a peer
  • Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week.
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days
  • Replies to a question posed by a peer
Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week.
  • Meets expectations of 2 posts on 2 different days.
  • The main post is not made by the Wednesday deadline
  • Does not reply to a question posed by a peer or faculty
  • Has only one post for the week
  • Discussion posts contain few, if any, new ideas or applications; often are a rehashing or summary of other students' comments
  • Does not post to the thread
  • No connections are made to the topic
 Minus 1 PointMinus 2 PointMinus 3 PointMinus 4 PointMinus 5 Point

Grammar, Syntax, APA

Note: if there are only a few errors in these criteria, please note this for the student in as an area for improvement. If the student does not make the needed corrections in upcoming weeks, then points should be deducted.

Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.

The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition

  • 2-3 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have 2-3 grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is generally clear, focused, and facilitates communication.
  • 4-5 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is somewhat focused.
  • 6-7 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is slightly focused making discussion difficult to understand.
  • 8-10 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is not focused, making discussion difficult to understand.
  • Post contains greater than 10 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style does not facilitate communication.
  • The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor
0 points lost   -5 points lost

Total Participation Requirements

per discussion thread

The student answers the threaded discussion question or topic on one day and posts a second response on another day.

   

The student does not meet the minimum requirement of two postings on two different days

Early Participation Requirement

per discussion thread

The student must provide a substantive answer to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course instructor (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.

   

The student does not meet the requirement of a substantive response to the stated question or topic by Wednesday at 11:59 pm MT.

NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week's assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday. Any assignments and all discussion requirements must be completed by 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday of the eighth week.

Participation for MSN

 


                       There is Threaded Discussion Rubric document located in Course Resources.

 

Threaded Discussion Guiding Principles

The ideas and beliefs underpinning the threaded discussions (TDs) guide students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice. The use of TDs provides students with opportunities to contribute level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional and social interaction. The TD's ebb and flow is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship. Participation in the TDs generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty. TDs foster the development of members into a community of learners as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and integrate knowledge from other disciplines.

Participation Guidelines

Each weekly threaded discussion is worth up to 25 points. Students must post a minimum of two times in each graded thread. The two posts in each individual thread must be on separate days. Posting twice on two different days meets the minimum requirement however for full credit, the student must post at least three substantive posts on three different days. The student must provide an answer to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week. If the student does not provide an answer to each graded thread topic (not a response to a student peer) before the Wednesday deadline, 5 points are deducted for each discussion thread in which late entry occurs (up to a 10-point deduction for that week). Subsequent posts, including essential responses to peers, must occur by the Sunday deadline, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.

Direct Quotes

Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in Threaded Discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 15 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion. Points will be deducted under the Grammar, Syntax, APA category.

 

Point Values

Exeptional

(100%)

Outstanding or highest level of performance

Exceeds

(88%)

Very good or high level

Meets

(80%)

Competent or satisfactory level of performance

Needs Improvement

(38%)

Poor or failing level of performance

Developing

(0)

Unsatisfactory level of performance
Performance10
 9 84 0

Scholarliness

Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic decisions.

  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry clearly stating how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Evaluates literature resources to develop a comprehensive analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses valid, relevant, and reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion.
 
  • Provides relevant evidence of scholarly inquiry but does not clearly state how the evidence informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Evaluates information from source(s) to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Uses some valid, relevant, reliable outside sources to contribute to the threaded discussion
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) with some interpretation/evaluation, but not enough to develop a coherent analysis or synthesis.
  • Little valid, relevant, or reliable outside sources are used to contribute to the threaded discussion.
  • Demonstrates little or no understanding of the topic.
 
  • Discusses using scholarly inquiry but does not state how scholarly inquiry informed or changed professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is taken from source(s) without any interpretation/evaluation.
  • The posting uses information that is not valid, relevant, or reliable.
 
  • No evidence of the use of scholarly inquiry to inform or change professional or academic decisions.
  • Information is not valid, relevant, or reliable.

Application of Course Knowledge -

Demonstrate the ability to analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles and concepts learned in the course lesson and outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations

 
  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources;
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life.
 
  • Posts make direct reference to concepts discussed in the lesson or drawn from relevant outside sources.
  • Applies concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life.
  • Interactions with classmates are relevant to the discussion topic but do not make direct reference to lesson content
 
  • Posts are generally on topic but do not build knowledge by incorporating concepts and principles from the lesson.
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
  • Does not demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles and concepts presented in the lesson
  • Posts do not adequately address the question posed either by the discussion prompt or the instructor's launch post.
  • Posts are superficial and do not reflect an understanding of the lesson content
  • Does not attempt to apply lesson concepts to personal experience in their professional setting and or relevant application to real life
 		 
  • Posts are not related to the topics provided by the discussion prompt or by the instructor; attempts by the instructor to redirect the student are ignored
  • No discussion of lesson concepts to personal experience in the professional setting and or relevant application to real life

Interactive Dialogue

Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days.

(5 points possible per graded thread)

 
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week.
  • A minimum of three posts in each graded thread, over three separate days.
  • Replies to a post from a peer and faculty member's question. A response to faculty could include a question posed to a specific student or the entire class.
  • Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week. The summary could be included in one of the three minimum posts.
 
  • Replies to each graded thread topic posted by the course instructor, by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of each week, and posts a minimum of two times in each graded thread, on separate days
  • Replies to a question or post by a peer but not to a faculty post
  • Summarizes what was learned from the lesson, readings, and other student posts for the week. The summary could be included in one of the three minimum posts.
 
  • Makes two posts on 2 different days
  • Does not reply to a question or post by a peer
  • Makes limited, if any, connections, and those are often cast in the form of vague generalities.

 

 
  • Has only one post for the week or posts twice on the same day.
  • Discussion posts contain few, if any, new ideas or applications; often are a rehashing or summary of other students' comments
 
  • Does not post to the thread
  • No connections are made to the topic
 Minus 1 Point   Minus 2 Points         Minus 3 Points          Minus 4 Points  Minus 5 Points

Grammar, Syntax, APA

Note: if there are only a few errors in these criteria, please note this for the student in as an area for improvement. If the student does not make the needed corrections in upcoming weeks, then points should be deducted.

Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing.

The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition
  • 2-3 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have 2-3 grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is generally clear, focused, and facilitates communication.
  • 4-5 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is somewhat focused.
  • 6-7 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responseshave 6-7 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is slightly focused making discussion difficult to understand.
  • 8-10 errors in APA format.
  • Writing responseshave 8-10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style is not focused, making discussion difficult to understand.
  • Post contains greater than 10 errors in APA format.
  • Written responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
  • Writing style does not facilitate communication.
  • The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor
 0 Points Lost   -5 Points Lost
Total Participation Requirements

per discussion thread		The student answers the threaded discussion question or topic on one day and posts a second response on another day.    The student does not meet the minimum requirement of two postings on two different days
Early Participation Requirement

per discussion thread

The student must provide a substantive answer to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course instructor (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.

    The student does not meet the requirement of a substantive response to the stated question or topic by Wednesday at 11:59 pm MT.

NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week's assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday. Any assignments and all discussion requirements must be completed by 11:59 p.m. MT Wednesday of the eighth week.

*Scholarly source: Per the APA Guidelines in Course Resources, only scholarly sources should be used in assignments and threaded discussions. These include peer reviewed publications, government reports, or sources written by a professional or scholar in the field. Your textbook and lesson are not considered to be an outside scholarly source. For the discussions, reputable internet sources such as websites by government agencies (URL ends in .gov) and respected organizations (often ends in .org) can be counted as scholarly sources. The best outside scholarly source to use is a peer reviewed nursing journal. You are encouraged to use the Chamberlain library and search one of the available data bases for a peer reviewed journal article. The following sources should not be used: Wikipedia, Wikis, or blogs. These web sites are not considered scholarly as anyone can add to these. Please be aware that .com websites can vary in scholarship and quality. For example American Heart Association is a .com site with scholarship and quality. It is the responsibility of the student to determine the scholarship and quality of any .com site. Ask your instructor before using any site that you are unsure of. If the instructor determines that the site does not demonstrate scholarship or quality, points will be deducted for not using scholarly sources. Current outside scholarly sources are required for the initial posting. This is defined to be 5 years or less. Instructor permission must be obtained if using a source that is older than 5 years.

Webliography Disclaimer

The purpose of the Webliography is to provide students with annotated bibliographies of world wide websites relevant to their courses. These websites are not meant to be all inclusive of what is available for each course's subjects and have not been sanctioned as academically rigorous or scholarly by Chamberlain College of Nursing. Please exercise caution when using these websites for course assignments and references.