Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to explore how nurses today are making history and apply the lessons learned to nursing practice.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
- CO 2: Apply lessons from nursing history to today’s professional nursing practice. (PO 4)
- CO 3: Identify persons and events in nursing history impacting evidence-based practice from the 20th century and 21st century. (PO 8)
Due Date
Students must complete the Week 6 RN Interview Assignment and submit it to the Dropbox by Sunday 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, as noted in the rubric below.
Total Points Possible
This assignment is worth a total of 175 points.
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Directions
Complete this assignment following the steps below.
- Download the RN Interview template Download RN Interview templateOpen this document with ReadSpeaker docReader. Use of the template is required. If the template is not used, a 10% deduction will be applied. See the rubric. Save the template and include your name in the file name.
- Select one registered nurse (RN) you know who is creating nursing history today to interview for this assignment.
- The selected RN must be licensed and have at least 1 year of full-time nursing experience.
- The RN may be a family member, friend, colleague, acquaintance, manager, former instructor, or other nurse who is creating, delivering, or influencing the practice of nursing in your area. Do not select a former or current client.
- Remember that all nurses make history in their own ways, not just in publishing books or journal articles or leading large health systems.
- The selected RN must give verbal consent to be interviewed.
- Establish a date, time, and location to interview the RN. Interviews may be conducted face-to-face, over the phone, or via a virtual platform.
- Conduct the RN interview on the pre-planned date and time.
- You may NOT provide the questions to the RN and ask the RN to provide written or typed answers.
- The interview questions are provided for you on the RN Interview Assignment template. These are the questions that must be included in the interview.
- The interview should be conversational. You are welcome to ask additional questions for clarification.
- At the interview’s close, verbalize a clear and specific statement of gratitude for the RN’s time and responses.
- Summarize the RN’s response to each question on the RN Interview assignment template.
- Ensure that your summary of the RN’s responses is clear and thorough.
- The summary should be a minimum of 2-3 sentences in length for each question, indicating adequate depth of response.
- On the RN Interview assignment template, complete the personal reflection questions.
- Answers to the personal reflection questions should be at least 3-5 sentences in length for each question, indicating a deeper reflection on the meaning of the interview.
- As you complete the personal reflection questions, consider how the RN’s experiences and insights can be applied to your nursing practice.
- Select at least one scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library to support your reflection responses.
- Correctly cite and reference ideas and information that come from scholarly literature, including the permalink from the Chamberlain Library. Sources should be no more than five years old.
- Follow grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scholarly writing.
- Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.
- Submit to Canvas for grading as a Microsoft Word (.docx) file.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).
- RN Introduction
- State the selected RN’s first and last name.
- State the selected RN’s credentials (e.g., BSN, RN, FNP, DNP, etc.).
- State the specific number of years the selected nurse has been an RN (must be at least 1 year).
- State the selected RN’s practice area(s) during the nurse’s career.
- Relationship and Rationale
- Describe how long you have known the selected RN.
- Describe how you met the selected RN.
- Explain why the selected RN was chosen for this assignment.
- Explain how you believe the selected RN is making nursing history.
- Summary of RN Responses
- Summarize the nurse’s response to each of the ten provided interview questions from the RN Interview assignment template.
- Provide a clear and thorough summary of the RN’s response to each interview question.
- The summary should be a minimum of 2-3 sentences in length for each question, indicating adequate depth of response.
- Reflection
- Respond to each of the reflection questions from the RN interview assignment template.
- Share insights gained from the interview, including application to your nursing practice.
- Each reflection response should be at least 3-5 sentences in length, indicating a deeper reflection on the meaning of the interview.
- Utilize at least one scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library supporting your reflection responses, including proper APA in-text citations and references.
Submit the completed RN Interview assignment template to the Week 6 Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Rubric
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts |
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RN Introduction
4 Required Criteria
1. State the selected RN’s first and last name. 2. State the selected RN’s credentials (e.g., BSN, RN, FNP, DNP, etc.). 3. State the specific number of years the selected nurse has been an RN (must be at least 1 year). 4. State the selected RN’s practice area(s) during the nurse’s career. |
38 ptsExcellentAll requirements met.
35 ptsVery Good3 requirements met.
32 ptsSatisfactory2 requirements met.
19 ptsNeeds Improvement1 requirement met.
0 ptsUnsatisfactoryNo requirements met.
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38 pts
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Relationship and Rationale
4 Required Criteria
1. Describe how long you have known the selected RN. 2. Describe how you met the selected RN. 3. Explain why the selected RN was chosen for this assignment. 4. Explain how you believe the selected RN is making nursing history. |
38 ptsExcellentAll requirements met.
35 ptsVery Good3 requirements met.
32 ptsSatisfactory2 requirements met.
19 ptsNeeds Improvement1 requirement met.
0 ptsUnsatisfactoryNo requirements met.
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38 pts
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Summary of RN Responses
3 Required Criteria
1. Summarize the nurse’s response to each of the ten provided interview questions from the RN Interview assignment template. 2. Provide a clear and thorough summary of the RN’s response to each interview question. 3. The summary is a minimum of 2-3 sentences in length for each question, indicating adequate depth of response. |
38 ptsExcellentAll requirements met.
32 ptsSatisfactory2 requirements met.
19 ptsNeeds Improvement1 requirement met.
0 ptsUnsatisfactoryNo requirements met.
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38 pts
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Reflection
4 Required Criteria
1. Respond to each of the reflection questions from the RN interview assignment template. 2. Share insights gained from the interview, including application to your nursing practice. 3. Each reflection response is at least 3-5 sentences in length, indicating a deeper reflection on the meaning of the interview. 4. Utilize at least one scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library supporting your reflection responses, including proper APA in-text citations and references. |
41 ptsExcellentAll requirements met.
37 ptsVery Good3 requirements met.
34 ptsSatisfactory2 requirements met.
21 ptsNeeds Improvement1 requirement met.
0 ptsUnsatisfactoryNo requirements met.
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41 pts
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Citation and Reference Formation
Use the current APA Style standards to format citations and references and is free of errors.
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10 ptsExcellent0-1 error(s).
9 ptsVery Good2-3 errors.
8 ptsSatisfactory4-5 errors.
5 ptsNeeds Improvement6-7 errors.
0 ptsUnsatisfactoryMore than 7 errors.
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10 pts
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Writing Requirements
Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
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10 ptsExcellent0-1 error(s).
9 ptsVery Good2-3 errors.
8 ptsSatisfactory4-5 errors.
5 ptsNeeds Improvement6-7 errors.
0 ptsUnsatisfactoryMore than 7 errors.
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10 pts
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Template Use
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0 ptsNo Points DeductedCorrect template used.
0 ptsPoints Deducted (-10%)17.5 points deducted (10%) for incorrect or no template used.
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0 pts
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Late Deduction
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0 ptsNo Points DeductedSubmitted on time.
0 ptsPoints Deducted (5% per day)Not Submitted on Time – Points Deducted (5% deduction per day) 1 day late = 8.75 deduction; 2 days late = 17.5 deduction; 3 days late = 26.25 deduction; 4 days late = 35 deduction; 5 days late = 43.75 deduction; 6 days late = 52.5 deduction; 7 days late = 61.25 deduction; Score of 0 if more than 7 days late
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0 pts
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