NR320-326 Mental Health Nursing
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Required Uniform Assignment: Scholarly Article Review
PURPOSE The student will review, summarize, and critique a scholarly article related to a mental health topic.
COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
• CO 4. Utilize critical thinking skills in clinical decision-making and implementation of the nursing process for psychiatric/mental health clients.
(PO 4)
• CO 5: Utilize available resources to meet self‐identified goals for personal, professional, and educational development appropriate to the mental
health setting. (PO 5)
• CO 7: Examine moral, ethical, legal, and professional standards and principles as a basis for clinical decision‐making. (PO 6)
• CO 9: Utilize research findings as a basis for the development of a group leadership experience. (PO 8)
DUE DATE Refer to Course Calendar for details. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 100 points
REQUIREMENTS 1. Select a scholarly nursing or research article (published within the last five years) related to mental health nursing, which includes content related
to evidence‐based practice.
*** You may need to evaluate several articles before you find one that is appropriate. ***
2. Ensure that no other member of your clinical group chooses the same article. Submit the article for approval.
3. Write a 2–3 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following criteria.
a. Write a brief introduction of the topic and explain why it is important to mental health nursing.
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b. Cite statistics to support the significance of the topic.
c. Summarize the article; include key points or findings of the article.
d. Discuss how you could use the information for your practice; give specific examples.
e. Identify strengths and weaknesses of the article.
f. Discuss whether you would recommend the article to other colleagues.
g. Write a conclusion.
4. Paper must follow APA format. Include a title page and a reference page; use 12‐point Times Roman font; and include in‐text citations (use citations
whenever paraphrasing, using statistics, or quoting from the article). Please refer to your APA Manual as a guide for in‐text citations and sample reference pages.
5. Submit per faculty instructions by due date (see Course Calendar); please refer to your APA Manual as a guide for in‐text citations and sample
reference pages. Copies of articles from any Databases, whether PDF, MSWord, or any other electronic file format, cannot be sent via the Learning
Management System (Canvas) dropbox or through email, as this violates copyright law protections outlined in our subscription agreements. Refer to the “Policy” page under the Resource tab in the shell for the directions for properly accessing and sending library articles electronically using permalinks.
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DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA
Assignment
Criteria
Points % Description
Introduction 10 10 • An effective introduction establishes the purpose of the paper.
• The introduction should capture the attention of the reader.
Article summary 30 30 Summary of article must include the following.
• Statistics to support the significance of the topic
• Key points and findings of the article
• Discussion of how information from the article could be used in your practice (give
specific examples)
Article critique 30 30 Article critique must include the following.
• Strengths and weaknesses of the article
• Discussion of whether you would recommend the article to a colleague
Conclusion 15 15 The conclusion statement should be well defined and clearly stated. An effective conclusion provides analysis and/or synthesis of information, which relates to the main
idea/topic of the paper. The conclusion is supported by ideas presented throughout the
body of your report.
Article Selection &
Approval 5 5 • Article is relevant to mental health nursing practice and is current (within 5 years of
publication).
• No duplicate articles within the clinical group.
• Article submitted and approved as scholarly by instructor.
Grammar/Spelling/ Mechanics/APA
format
10 10 • Correct use of Standard English grammar and sentence structure
• No spelling or typographical errors
• Document includes title and reference pages
• Citations in the text and reference page
Total 100 100
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GRADING RUBRIC
Assignment
Criteria
Outstanding or Highest
Level of Performance
A (92–100%)
Very Good or High Level of
Performance
B (84–91%)
Competent or Satisfactory
Level of Performance
C (76–83%)
Poor, Failing or
Unsatisfactory Level of
Performance
F (0–75%)
Introduction (10
points) • Introduction is present and
distinctly establishes the purpose of paper
• Introduction is appealing and promptly captures the attention of the reader
10 points
• Introduction is present and generally establishes the purpose of paper
• Introduction has appeal and generally captures the attention of the reader
9 points
Introduction is present and generally establishes the purpose of paper
8 points
No introduction
0‐7 points
Article summary (30
points) • Statistics presented strongly
support the significance of the topic
• Key points and findings of the article are clearly stated
• Thoroughly discusses how information from the article could be used in your practice by giving two or more specific, relevant examples
28‐30 points
• Statistics presented moderately support the significance of the topic
• Key points and findings of the article are vaguely stated
• Adequately discusses how information from the article could be used in your practice by giving two or more specific, relevant examples
26‐27 points
• Statistics presented weakly support the significance of the topic
• Key points and findings of the article are stated in a manner that is confusing or difficult to understand.
• Briefly discusses how information from the article could be used in your practice by giving examples that are not specific, yet are relevant
23‐25 points
• Statistics presented do not support the significance of the topic OR no statistics are presented.
• Key points and findings of the article are incorrectly presented OR missing
• Briefly discusses how information from the article could be used in your practice by giving examples that are neither specific, nor relevant OR implications to practice not discussed
0‐22 points
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Article critique (30
points) • The strengths and weaknesses
are well‐defined and clearly stated.
• Provides a thorough review of whether or not they recommend the article
28-30 points
• The strengths and weaknesses are adequate and clearly stated.
• Provides a general review of whether or not they would recommend the article
26-27 points
• The strengths and weaknesses are brief and clearly stated.
• Provides a brief review of
whether or not they would
recommend the article.
23-25 points
• The strengths and weaknesses are unclear or not stated.
• Provides an unclear or no insight as to whether or not they would recommend the article.
0-22 points
.
Assignment
Criteria
Outstanding or Highest
Level of Performance
A (92–100%)
Very Good or High Level of
Performance
B (84–91%)
Competent or Satisfactory
Level of Performance
C (76–83%)
Poor, Failing or
Unsatisfactory Level of
Performance
F (0–75%)
Conclusion (15
points) • The conclusion statement is
well‐defined and clearly stated.
• Conclusion demonstrates comprehensive analysis or synthesis of information from the article.
• The conclusion is strongly supported by ideas presented throughout the body of the paper.
15 points
• The conclusion statement is general and clearly stated.
• Conclusion demonstrates comprehensive analysis or synthesis of information from the article.
• The conclusion is strongly supported by ideas presented throughout the body of the paper.
13-14 points
• The conclusion statement is general and clearly stated.
• Conclusion demonstrates adequate analysis or synthesis of information from the article.
• The conclusion is adequately supported by ideas presented throughout the body of the paper.
12 points
• The conclusion statement is vague or not stated.
• Conclusion demonstrates inadequate analysis or synthesis of information from the article.
• The conclusion is inadequately supported by ideas presented throughout the body of the paper.
0‐11 points
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Article Selection & Approval (5 points)
ALL Items MET
• Article is relevant to mental health nursing practice and is current (within 5 years of publication).
• No duplicate articles within the clinical group.
• Article submitted and approved as scholarly by instructor.
5 points
ONE item NOT MET
• Article is relevant to mental health nursing practice and is current (within 5 years of publication).
• No duplicate articles within the clinical group.
• Article submitted and approved as scholarly by instructor.
4 points
2 or more items NOT MET • Article is relevant to mental
health nursing practice and is current (within 5 years of publication).
• No duplicate articles within the clinical group.
• Article submitted and approved as scholarly by instructor.
0‐3 points
Assignment
Criteria
Outstanding or Highest
Level of Performance
A (92–100%)
Very Good or High Level of
Performance
B (84–91%)
Competent or Satisfactory
Level of Performance
C (76–83%)
Poor, Failing or
Unsatisfactory Level of
Performance F
(0–75%)
Grammar/Spelling/ Mechanics/APA Format (10 points)
• References are submitted with assignment.
• Used appropriate APA format and are free of errors.
• Includes title and reference
pages.
• Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.
10 points
• References are submitted with assignment.
• Used appropriate APA format and has one type of error.
• Includes title and reference
pages.
• Grammar and mechanics have one type of error.
9 points
• References are submitted with assignment.
• Used appropriate APA format and has two types of errors.
• Includes title and reference
pages.
• Grammar and mechanics have two types of errors.
8 points
• No references submitted with assignment.
• Attempts to use appropriate APA format and has three or more types of errors.
• Includes title and reference pages.
• Grammar and mechanics have three or more types of errors.
0‐7 points
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Total Points Possible = 100 points
- COURSE OUTCOMES
- DUE DATE
- REQUIREMENTS
- DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA
- GRADING RUBRIC