For your discussion post: In March, 2020, the state of New York quickly became the epicenter for the COVID-19 virus and worldwide pandemic. Since that time, different variants of the virus have infect

April 20, 2016 1 School of Nursing - Underg raduate Discussion Rubric Criteria Excellent (each worth 8 points) Good (each worth 7 points) Fair (each worth 6 points) Needs Improvement (each worth 5 points) Does Not Meet Criteria (each worth 0 points) 1. Initial Post - Do you understand the topic of discussion? Demonstrates an excellent understanding of the topic . Demonstrates a good understanding of the topic . Demonstrates partial understanding of the topic . Demonstrates little to no understanding of the topic . No initial post submitted. 2. Assignment Criteria- Did you address all assignment criteria? Meets all assignment criteria. Meets most assignment criteria. Partially meets assignment criteria. Does not meet assignment criteria. No initial post submitted. 3. Clarity - Is your content clear and logical? Content is well articulated, flows logically, and facilitates communication . Content usually flows logically and facilitates communication. Content i s sometimes difficult to understand and may inhibit communication . Content is confusing and does not facilitate communication. Does not meet criteria. 4. Participation - Are you responding regularly to peers? Postings (4-5) are well distributed throughout the module . Postings (3-4) are distributed throughout the module . Postings (2-4) are somewhat distributed throughout the module. Postings (1-4) are not distributed throughout the module . No peer responses. 5. Quality of Responses- Does your content have depth and build on knowledge? Postings offer substantial contributions which integrate peer comments and build on knowledge . Most posting s offer contributions which integrate peer comments and build on knowledge. Some posting s offer contributions but others are limited in scope or depth and do not build on knowledge. Postings are not substantial, are often limited to statements of agreement , are incorrect, and/ or do not build on knowledge. Does not meet criteria. 6. Use of Resources - Did you use appropriate res ources to support the content? Postings are supported by content from the nursing literature and other scholarly resources. Postings are mostly supported by content from the nursing literature and other scholarly resources. Some posts are supported by c ontent from the nursing literature and other scholarly resources. Postings are rarely supported by content from the nursing literature or other scholarly resources. Does not meet criteria. 7. APA Citations and References - Did you use proper APA format for all citations and references? All citations and references are properly formatted. Citations and references are properly formatted with two or less errors. Citations and references contain three or more errors. Citation and reference errors detract from w riting. Does not meet criteria. 8. APA Originality - Does your work contain original content? Writing is original with limited use of direct quotes. Writing is mostly original with some overuse of direct quotes. Writing lack s original content and contains excessive direct quotes. Writing lacks original content and is suggestive of plagiarism. Evidence of plagiarism is present. April 20, 2016 2 Criteria Excellent (each worth 8 points) Good (each worth 7 points) Fair (each worth 6 points) Needs Improvement (each worth 5 points) Does Not Meet Criteria (each worth 0 points) 9. Mechanics - Did you use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar ? Postings are free of grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Postings are largely free of grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Postings contain recurring grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors . Postings contains recurring and multiple gramma tical, spelling or punctuation errors. Does not meet criteria.