1
Unsatisfactory
0.00%

2
Less than Satisfactory
80.00%

3
Satisfactory
88.00%

4
Good
92.00%

5
Excellent
100.00%

75.0 %Content

10.0 %Describe your personal values and beliefs.

Does not describe personal and nursing values and beliefs.

Identifies personal and nursing values and beliefs, but does
not identify both.

Identifies personal and nursing values and beliefs, but they
are insufficiently developed.

Adequately describes personal and nursing values and beliefs.
There are few inconsistencies. Few examples are provided.

Fully describes personal and nursing values and beliefs with
no inconsistencies. Clear examples are provided.

20.0 %Differentiate your beliefs and opinions about health care
policy using the elements of cost, quality, and social issues to frame your
description; give examples of relevant ethical principles supported by your
values.

Does not discuss any beliefs or opinions about health care
policy or give examples of ethical principles.

Discusses beliefs and opinions about health care policy, but
does not use the framework of cost, quality, and social issues to describe
them. No relevant ethical principles cited.

Discusses, but does not differentiate beliefs and opinions
about health care policy relative to cost, quality, and social issues.
Ethical principles cited, but no description given of how values support
them.

Differentiates beliefs and opinions about health care policy
using the elements of cost, quality, and social issues to frame the
description, but is insufficiently developed. Gives examples of relevant
ethical principles, but inconsistencies with values present. Few examples or
details given.

Clearly and systematically differentiates beliefs and opinions
about health care policy using the elements of cost, quality, and social
issues to frame the description. Gives relevant examples of ethical
principles supported by values. Clear details and examples given. No
inconsistencies.

20.0 %Analyze how factors such as your family upbringing,
spiritual or religious beliefs/doctrine, personal and professional
experiences, and political ideology affect your current perspective on health
care policy.

Does not discuss how external or internal factors affect
current perspectives on health care policy.

Identifies one or two of the following factors that affect
current perspectives on health care policy: family upbringing, spiritual or
religious beliefs/doctrines, personal and professional experiences, or
political ideology. No analysis of their effect given.

Identifies three or four of the following factors on current
perspectives on health care policy: family upbringing, spiritual or religious
beliefs/doctrines, personal and professional experiences, or political
ideology. No analysis of their effect given.

Partially analyzes how all factors of family upbringing,
spiritual or religious beliefs/doctrine, personal and professional
experiences, and political ideology affect the current perspective on health
care policy. Few details and examples given. Some inconsistencies.

Comprehensively analyzes how all factors of family upbringing,
spiritual or religious beliefs/doctrine, personal and professional
experiences, and political ideology affect the current perspective on health
care policy. Clear details and examples given. No inconsistencies.

20.0 %Examine any inconsistencies you discovered relative to the
alignment of your personal values and beliefs with those concerning health
policy. Discuss what insights this has given you.

Does not address inconsistencies discovered relative to the
alignment of personal values and beliefs with those concerning health policy.
Does not discuss insights.

Identifies inconsistencies discovered relative to the
alignment of personal values and beliefs with those concerning health policy.
Does not discuss insights.

Discusses inconsistencies discovered relative to the alignment
of personal values and beliefs with those concerning health policy. Does not
discuss insights.

Discusses inconsistencies discovered relative to the alignment
of personal values and beliefs with those concerning health policy. Partially
discusses insights. Some inconsistencies present.

Comprehensively examines inconsistencies discovered relative
to the alignment of personal values and beliefs with those concerning health
policy. Fully discusses insights. Clear examples and details given. No
inconsistencies.

5.0 %Paragraph Development and Transitions Style

Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and
coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs. Transitions are
inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed.

Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression
of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization
is evident.

Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some
inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.

A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent.
Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and
concluding remarks are used as appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and
transitions. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The writer
has been careful to use paragraph and transition construction to guide the
reader. Paragraph structure is seamless. Individually and collectively,
paragraphs are coherent and cohesive ? they ?sparkle.?

10.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, and
grammar)

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication
of meaning.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors that distract the
reader.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not
overly distracting to the reader.

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may
be present.

Writer is clearly in control of standard, written American
English.

5.0 %Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence
construction, word choice, etc.)

Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction, lack
of variety in language use. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of
?primer prose? indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or
uses them inappropriately.

Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice
(register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. Sentence
structure may be occasionally ineffective or inappropriate. The writer
exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately.

Sentence structure is correct and occasionally varies.
Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part.

The writer is clearly aware of audience; uses a variety of
sentence structures and appropriate vocabulary for the target audience, and
uses figures of speech to communicate clearly.

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures
of speech, and word choice in unique and creative ways that are appropriate
to purpose, discipline, and scope.

15.0 %Format

10.0 %Evaluating and Documenting Sources (includes use of
appropriate style, correct citation format in-text and in reference section

Plagiarism; rarely follows any documentation format correctly;
uses non-credible sources. No References section.

Uses documentation, but frequent formatting/citation errors
are present; some sources have questionable credibility. Reference section is
not correctly cited.

Sources used are credible and documented appropriately to the
discipline; formatting and citation is usually correct, but some lack of
control is apparent. Reference section is correctly cited.

Documentation is appropriate and formatting/citations are
correct, although a few errors/typos may be present; most sources are
authoritative. Reference section is correctly cited.

There are virtually no errors in documentation format or
citation; all sources are authoritative. Reference section is correctly cited
and at least 3 references are used

3.0 %Title page

No title page.

None

Title page is incomplete or inaccurate.

Title page has minor errors.

Title page is complete.

2.0 %Page constraint

Information presented does not meet minimum assigned length of
750 words.

None

Information presented exceeds 1000 words.

None

Information is presented within word limit constraints of 1000
words.

100 %Total Weightage