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Week 2 Assignment: Reflective Essay
Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
PURPOSE
Nursing knowledge is classified in a variety of ways, one of which is Carper’s Patterns of Knowing (Carper,
1978). Carper’s framework offers a lens through which the nurse can reflect upon insights acquired through
empirical, ethical, personal, and aesthetic knowledge (Carper, 1978). Through intentional reflection using
Carper’s Patterns of Knowing, nurses can process experiential learning and knowledge acquired through
practice. The purpose of this assignment is to reflect upon a specific practice situation and better understand
the professional knowledge and insights obtained through that experience.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Through this assessment, the student will meet the following Course Outcomes:
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Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of theory to nursing
practice. (CO #1)
Examine broad theoretical concepts as foundational to advanced nursing practice roles. (CO #3)
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
This assignment is worth 100 points.
DUE DATE
Submit your file by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 2.
REQUIREMENTS
Criteria for Content
1. Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared, unprepared,
or uncomfortable.
2. Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation.
3. As a method of refection, use Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In a two- to
three-page paper address the following:
a) Briefly explain the situation
b) Identify the nursing issue inherent in the identified situation
c) What do you think was the underlying reason for the situation? (Esthetics)
d) What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation? (Personal)
e) What was one personal belief that impacted your actions? (Ethics)
f) What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing importance of the identified issue?
(Empirical)
g) What new insights did you gain through this reflective practice opportunity?
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PREPARING THE PAPER
Submission Requirements
1. Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the written component of this assessment.
2. Length:
a. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least two but no more
than three pages.
3. A minimum of two (2) scholarly literature sources must be used.
4. Submission: Submit your file to the Canvas course site by the due date/time indicated.
Best Practices in Preparing the Reflective Essay
The following are best practices in preparing this reflective essay.
1. Review directions thoroughly.
2. Follow assignment requirements.
3. Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included.
4. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with
formal, scholarly writing.
5. Because the paper is a reflective essay, first person is acceptable for this assignment.
6. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found
in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper
except for the introduction where no heading is used.
7. Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced
correctly.
8. A minimum of two (2) scholarly literature sources must be used.
9. Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.
GRADING CRITERIA
Category
Points
%
Description
Explanation
of the
Situation
10
10%
Provide a succinct description of a practice situation in which you felt
underprepared or uncomfortable.
Nursing Issue
or Concern
Inherent to
the Situation
15
15%
Explain the specific nursing issue or concern that was inherent to the
situation and include your rationale.
Reflection
upon the
Situation
using
Carper’s
45
50%
Analyze the situation and apply Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to
discuss the following:
• What do you think was the underlying reason for the
situation? (Esthetics)
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Patterns of
Knowing
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What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation?
(Personal)
What was one personal belief that impacted your
actions? (Ethics)
What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing
importance of the identified issue? (Empirical)
Summary of
Reflection
20
20%
Provide a summary of your reflection. Include a minimum of two new
insights gained through the situation you experienced. Discuss how
intentional reflective practice can add to professional knowledge in
your future advanced practice nursing role.
APA Format
5
5%
Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must
follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This
includes the use of headings for each section or topic of the paper
(one deduction for each type of APA style error). Ideas and
information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and
referenced correctly. Two (2) scholarly literature references are
used.
Writing
Mechanics
5
5%
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th
edition of the APA manual. For this assignment first person may be
used.
Total
100
100%
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all the above requirements.
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GRADING RUBRIC
Assessment
Criteria
Exceptional
Exceeds
Meets
Needs Improvement
Developing
(100%)
(88%)
(80%)
(38%)
(0)
Outstanding or highest
level of performance
Very good or high level
of performance
Competent or
satisfactory level of
performance
Poor or failing level of
performance
10 Points
9 Points
8 Points
6 Points
0 Points
Presentation of
information is
comprehensive and
concise and includes all
of the following
elements:
• Synopsis of the
practice situation
• Discussion of how
the practice situation
created a feeling of
being
underprepared,
unprepared, or
uncomfortable
Presentation of
information is
superficial and includes
all of the following
elements:
Presentation of
information in one of the
following elements fails
to meet expectations or
is missing the following:
Presentation of
information in two or
more of the following
elements fail to meet
expectations or are
missing the following:
• Synopsis of the
practice situation
• Discussion of
how the practice
situation created
a feeling of being
underprepared,
unprepared, or
uncomfortable
Unsatisfactory level
of performance
Content Possible Points = 90 Points
Explanation of the
Situation
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•
Synopsis of the
practice situation
Discussion of how
the practice
situation created a
feeling of being
underprepared,
unprepared, or
uncomfortable
Presentation of
information is
minimally
demonstrated and
includes all of the
following elements:
• Synopsis of the
practice situation
• Discussion of how
the practice
situation created a
feeling of being
underprepared,
unprepared, or
uncomfortable
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•
•
Synopsis of the
practice situation
Discussion of how
the practice situation
created a feeling of
being
underprepared,
unprepared, or
uncomfortable
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Nursing Issue or
Concern Inherent to
the Situation
15 Points
13 Points
12 Points
9 Points
0 Points
Presentation of
information is
comprehensive and
concise and includes all
the following elements:
Presentation of
information is
superficial in places and
includes all the
following elements:
Presentation of
information in one of the
following elements fails
to meet expectations or
is missing:
•
•
Presentation of
information is
minimally
demonstrated and
includes all the
following elements:
• Identification of the
specific nursing
issue or concern
which was present
in this situation
• Discussion of why
the specific issue or
concern is
noteworthy
• Support from the
literature to
validate the specific
issue or concern
Presentation of
information in two or
more following
elements fail to meet
expectations or are
missing:
• Identification of
the specific
nursing issue or
concern which
was present in
this situation
• Discussion of why
the specific issue
or concern is
noteworthy
• Support from the
literature to
validate the
specific issue or
concern
36 Points
17 Points
0 Points
Presentation of
information in one of the
following elements fails
Presentation of
information in two or
more of the following
elements fail to meet
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•
Reflection upon the
Situation using
Carper’s Patterns of
Knowing
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Identification of the
specific nursing issue
or concern which
was present in this
situation
Discussion of why
the specific issue or
concern is
noteworthy
Support from the
literature to validate
the specific issue or
concern
45 Points
Presentation of
information is
comprehensive and
concise and includes all
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•
•
Identification of the
specific nursing
issue or concern
which was present
in this situation
Discussion of why
the specific issue or
concern is
noteworthy
Support from the
literature to
validate the specific
issue or concern
40 Points
Presentation of
information is
superficial in places and
Presentation of
information is
minimally
demonstrated and
5
•
•
•
Identification of the
specific nursing issue
or concern which
was present in this
situation
Discussion of why
the specific issue or
concern is
noteworthy
Support from the
literature to validate
the specific issue or
concern
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of the following
elements:
• What do you think
was the underlying
reason for the
situation? (Esthetics)
• What were your
thoughts and feeling
in the situation?
(Personal)
• What was one
personal belief that
impacted your
actions? (Ethics)
• What evidence in
nursing literature
supports the nursing
importance of the
identified issue?
(Empirical)
• Support from the
literature to validate
the empirical pattern
of knowing
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includes all of the
following elements:
•
•
•
•
•
What do you think
was the underlying
reason for the
situation?
(Esthetics)
What were your
thoughts and
feeling in the
situation?
(Personal)
What was one
personal belief that
impacted your
actions? (Ethics)
What evidence in
nursing literature
supports the
nursing importance
of the identified
issue? (Empirical)
Support from the
literature to
validate the
empirical pattern of
knowing
includes all of the
following elements:
• What do you think
was the underlying
reason for the
situation?
(Esthetics)
• What were your
thoughts and
feeling in the
situation?
(Personal)
• What was one
personal belief that
impacted your
actions? (Ethics)
• What evidence in
nursing literature
supports the
nursing importance
of the identified
issue? (Empirical)
• Support from the
literature to
validate the
empirical pattern of
knowing
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to meet expectations or
is missing the following:
•
•
•
•
•
What do you think
was the underlying
reason for the
situation? (Esthetics)
What were your
thoughts and feeling
in the situation?
(Personal)
What was one
personal belief that
impacted your
actions? (Ethics)
What evidence in
nursing literature
supports the nursing
importance of the
identified issue?
(Empirical)
Support from the
literature to validate
the empirical pattern
of knowing
expectations or are
missing the following:
• What do you
think was the
underlying
reason for the
situation?
(Esthetics)
• What were your
thoughts and
feeling in the
situation?
(Personal)
• What was one
personal belief
that impacted
your actions?
(Ethics)
• What evidence in
nursing literature
supports the
nursing
importance of
the identified
issue? (Empirical)
• Support from the
literature to
validate the
empirical pattern
of knowing
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Summary of Reflection
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20 Points
18 Points
16 Points
8 Points
0 Points
Presentation of
information is
comprehensive and
concise and includes all
of the following
elements:
• Include a minimum
of two new insights
gained through the
situation you
experienced
• Discuss how
intentional reflective
practice can add to
professional
knowledge in your
future advanced
practice nursing role
Presentation of
information is
superficial in places and
includes all of the
following elements:
Presentation of
information is
minimally
demonstrated in all of
the following elements:
Presentation of
information in one of the
following elements fails
to meet expectations or
is missing the following:
•
•
•
Presentation of
information in two or
more of the following
elements fail to meet
expectations or are
missing the following:
• Include a
minimum of two
new insights
gained through
the situation you
experienced
• Discuss how
intentional
reflective
practice can add
to professional
knowledge in
your future
advanced
practice nursing
role
•
Include a minimum
of two new insights
gained through the
situation you
experienced
Discuss how
intentional
reflective practice
can add to
professional
knowledge in your
future advanced
practice nursing role
•
Include a minimum
of two new insights
gained through the
situation you
experienced
Discuss how
intentional
reflective practice
can add to
professional
knowledge in your
future advanced
practice nursing role
•
Include a minimum
of two new insights
gained through the
situation you
experienced
Discuss how
intentional reflective
practice can add to
professional
knowledge in your
future advanced
practice nursing role
Content Subtotal ___ /90 points
Format Possible Points = 10 Points
APA Format
5 Points
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4 Points
3 Points
2 Points
7
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APA guidelines, as per
the 6th edition of the
manual, are
demonstrated for the
• title page;
• running head;
• body of paper
(including citations
and headings); and
• reference page.
APA guidelines, as per
the 6th edition of the
manual, are
demonstrated for the
• title page;
• running head;
• body of paper
(including citations
and headings); and
• reference page.
APA guidelines, as per
the 6th edition of the
manual, are
demonstrated for the
• title page;
• running head;
• body of paper
(including citations
and headings); and
• reference page.
APA guidelines, as per
the 6th edition of the
manual, are
demonstrated for the
• title page;
• running head;
• body of paper
(including citations
and headings); and
• reference page.
One deduction for each
type of APA format error.
One deduction for each
type of APA format
error.
2–3 APA errors are
present
One deduction for each
type of APA format
error.
One deduction for each
type of APA format error.
0 to 1 APA error is
present
6–7 APA errors are
present
4–5 APA errors are
present
One deduction for
each type of APA
format error.
8 or greater APA
errors are present
References and Page
Length
3 Point deduction
Note: Students are to
use at least two (2)
scholarly references.
The paper (excluding
the title page and
reference page) should
be at least two but no
more than three
pages.
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APA guidelines, as per
the 6th edition of the
manual, are
demonstrated for the
• title page;
• running head;
• body of paper
(including
citations and
headings); and
• reference page.
Does not use at least
two (2) scholarly
references and/or
falls short of or
exceeds required
page length.
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Writing Mechanics
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5 Points
4 Points
3 Points
2 Points
0 Points
1–2 errors or exceptions
to the rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage,
punctuation, and other
aspects of formal written
work as found in the 6th
edition of the APA
manual. For this
assignment, first person
may be used.
3–4 errors or exceptions
to the rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage,
punctuation, and other
aspects of formal
written work as found in
the 6th edition of the
APA manual. For this
assignment, first person
may be used.
5–6 errors or exceptions
to the rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage,
punctuation, and other
aspects of formal
written work as found in
the 6th edition of the
APA manual. For this
assignment, first person
may be used.
7–8 errors or exceptions
to the rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage,
punctuation, and other
aspects of formal written
work as found in the 6th
edition of the APA
manual. For this
assignment, first person
may be used.
9 or greater errors or
exceptions to the
rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage,
punctuation, and
other aspects of
formal written work
as found in the 6th
edition of the APA
manual. For this
assignment, first
person may be used.
Format Subtotal ____/10 points
Total Points ____/100 points
Comments:
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