Demonstrate effective verbal

Library Search Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to allow the learner to use effective strategies to search CINAHL, locate a scholarly professional nursing article, use APA format to create a reference and citation for a quotation, as well as summarize the article and apply it to future practice.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

1. Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and technological communication using legal and ethical standards for transferring knowledge. (PO #3)

2. Use leadership strategies that promote quality nursing practice and increase collaboration with other disciplines when planning comprehensive care for individuals and groups. (PO #2)

4. Integrate critical thinking and judgment in professional decision-making in collaboration with faculty and peers. (PO #4)

6. Relate application of the legal and ethical requirements of nursing laws and standards to interactions with faculty, peers, and others. (PO #6)

9. Demonstrates responsibility for personal and professional development by assessing computer competence, implementing plans for upgrading computer skills, and using effective strategies for online student success. (PO #5)

Due Date

Submit the assignment to the Week 5 Dropbox by Sunday at the end of Week 5, 11:59 p.m. MT.

Points

This assignment is worth a total of 150 points.

Preparing the Library Search

1. Read this document (Library Search Guidelines) including the Rubric.

2. From Doc Sharing, download the Library Search Template. Rename the document as Your Last Name Library Search.docx. Save it to your own computer or flash drive in a location where you will be able to retrieve it later. Type your assignment directly on the saved document. Remember that only Microsoft Word 2010 or a later version is acceptable. The document must be saved as a .docx. Save your work frequently as you type to prevent loss of your work.

3. Select one of the following topics prior to searching for an article.

a. Nursing theory

b. Collaboration in nursing

c. Leadership in nursing

d. Mentoring in nursing

4. Using CINAHL accessed from the Chamberlain Online Library, perform an advanced search on the topic you selected from the list above. Locate a scholarly article published in a professional nursing journal (not a medical journal). For the purposes of this assignment, an acceptable scholarly article meets the following criteria.

a. Is peer-reviewed (meaning that the articles were blindly reviewed by a panel of nurse experts prior to publication)

b. First author is a nurse with advanced degrees listed on the article

c. Article has at least 3 pages

d. Has a reference list at the end of the article with citations used throughout the body of the article

e. Does not use second person (the word: you)

f. Is not a brief item, editorial, news item, or review

g. Was published within the last 5 years

h. NOTE: The article selected must be available in full text in the Chamberlain Online Library via CINAHL.

i. HINT: Set the Advanced Search limitations to match as many of the criteria above as possible. Be sure to include the limitations that you set in your Path to Locate Article.

5. Complete the Library Search by completing the activities required on the Library Search Template. Work on this assignment during Weeks 4 and 5. Don’t wait until the due date to begin your work!

6. When your assignment is complete, save and close the document. Enter the course and submit the document as an attachment to the Week 5 Dropbox. See the Week 5 Assignments page for step-by-step instructions on how to use the Dropbox.

 

Directions and Grading Criteria

Category	Points	%	Description: See Grading Rubric for Details
Path to Locate Article	30 points	20	Clearly state all steps taken to access CINAHL through the Chamberlain Online Library, use Advanced Search, and view this article. Include search terms used. Include Advanced Search limitations.
Authors and Credentials	15 points	10	State the author(s) of the article and credentials for each author. Do not list job positions or employers.
Reference	20 points	13.33	Create the reference for the article selected in APA format. See Rubric and Template for details.
Quotation with Citation	20 points	13.33	Type a quotation (10–20 words) from the selected article using correct APA format. See Rubric and Template for details. Do not use words or ideas the authors cited from another source.
Summarize Article	40 points	26.67	Read the article. Without using the article abstract, summarize the article contents in 80–110 words. Be concise, but make sure all important points are clearly covered. Use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Do not include the article title, journal, authors, or citations.
Use in Future Practice	25 points	16.67	In 80–110 words, clearly state how you will use the information learned from this article in your future practice. Be concise and clearly relate article contents to your practice. Use first person, correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Details and specifics regarding your own future use of this information are needed.
Total	150 points	100%	A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 

Grading Rubric

 

Assignment Criteria	A: (92–100%) Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance	B: (84–91%) Very Good or High Level of Performance	C: (76–83%) Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance	F: (0–75%) Poor or Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance
Path to Locate Article 30 points	Clearly states all steps to correctly enter library, access CINAHL Advanced Search (includes limits set), search for article (including search terms used), and view the full text of the article.       28–30 points	States most steps to correctly enter library, access CINAHL Advanced Search (includes limits set), search for article (including search terms used), and view the full text of the article. One to two items may be unclear.   25–27 points	States some steps to correctly enter library, access CINAHL Advanced Search (includes limits set), search for article (including search terms used), and view the full text of the article. Three items may be unclear.     22–24 points	Several steps not listed or unclear. OR Did not use CINAHL Advanced Search; did not use nursing journal; not clearly related to assigned topics; and/or article too old.       0–21 points
Authors and Credentials 15 points	States the author(s) of the article and credentials for each author. Did not list job positions or employers.     14–15 points	States authors’ names and credentials with minor error or omission. Did not list job positions or employers.   12–13 points	States authors’ names and credentials with more than one error or omission. Listed job positions or employers.     11 points	Omits entire names and/or credentials. May have listed job positions and employers.       0–10 points
Reference 20 points	Reference for the article selected is typed using correct APA format including: authors, year, article title, journal name, volume number, issue number, page numbers, italics, parentheses, punctuation, line spacing, and hanging indent. Minimal or no errors (0–1 error).   18–20 points	Reference for the article selected is typed using APA format including the items at left with 2–3 minor errors.               16–17 points	Reference for the article selected is typed using APA format including the items at left with 4 minor errors.                 15 points	Reference typed with 5 or more errors in APA format from the items at left OR Reference is not for the article selected.             0–14 points
Quotation with Citation 20 points	Types a quotation (10–20 words) from selected article using correct APA format including quotation marks, authors’ names, year, page numbers, and parentheses with no errors or one minor error. Did not use words or ideas the authors cited from another source.   18–20 points	Types a quotation (10–20 words) from selected article using APA format including items at left with 2–3 minor errors. Did not use words or ideas the authors cited from another source.       16–17 points	Types a quotation (10–20 words) from selected article using APA format with 4 errors. Did not use words or ideas the authors cited from another source.         15 points	Quotation too long or too short, or quoted selected words or ideas the author of the article cited from another source, or multiple (5 or more) errors in APA format.         0–14 points
Summarize Article 40 points	Article summary is 80–110 words, concise, clearly covers main points of article, and has minimal or no spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors. Did not include the article title, journal, authors, or citations.       37–40 points	Article summary is 80–110 words, clearly covers most of the main points of article, and has few (2–3) spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors. Did not include the article title, journal, authors, or citations.     33–36 points	Article summary is too long or too short, yet clearly covers main points of article. OR summary has several (4–5) spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors. May have included article title, journal, authors, or citations in summary.   30–32 points	Article summary is too long or too short, does not clearly cover main points of article, and/or has multiple (6 or more) spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors. May have included article title, journal, authors, or citations in summary.     0–29 points
Use in Future Practice 25 points	In 80–110 words, clearly and concisely states how you will use the information learned from this article in your future practice. Relates article contents to your practice. Uses first person, correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Details and specifics regarding your own future use of this information are included.       23–25 points	Statement of how learning from this article will be used in your future practice is 80–110 words, clearly relates some of article contents to practice, and has few (2–3) spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar errors. Some details and specifics regarding your own future use of this information are included.   21–22 points	Statement of how learning from this article will be used in your future practice is too long or too short, yet clearly relates some of article contents to practice, and/or has few (4–5) spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar errors. Few details and specifics regarding your own future use of this information are included.   19–20 points	Statement is too long or too short, does not clearly relate your future practice to article contents, and/or has multiple (6 or more) spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar errors. Few or no details and specifics regarding your practice are included.             0–18 points
TOTAL: 150 points possible

 

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