This discussion was created to provide students time to search and synthesize additional articles needed for the Leadership paper and begin identifying possible solutions to address your issue. This d
University of South Carolina Aiken School of Nursing
NURS A460: Leadership and Management
Evaluation Criteria for Leadership Paper
Worth 30% of Final Course Grade in NURS 460
| Content Area | Max Points | Points Awarded |
| Introduction (15 points) | ||
| Identify the issue. | 1 | |
| Define the issue. | 3 | |
| Description of how the issue influences health care delivery | 5 | |
| Why does the issue need to be addressed by nurse leaders? | 5 | |
| Develop a purpose statement for the paper. | 1 | |
| Review of Literature (35 points) | ||
| Outline your search strategy (databases, years, search terms) | 3 | |
| What is the scope of the issue? (include statistics, when applicable) | 4 | |
| Locate a minimum of 8 current (<5 years) references (may include peer-reviewed journal articles, textbooks, and professional websites [no more than 3 websites]. No blogs, non-professional websites, or anything published by StatPearls/RELIAS Media. Data is accurate, relevant, valid, timely. All references must be verifiable. | 8 | |
| Synthesize relevant literature related to your topic. Review is well-developed, thorough, organized logically (themes), and uses transition statements between main ideas. | 20 | |
| Solutions (25 points) | ||
| Identify a minimum of 3 organizational level solutions to address the issue. At least 1 solution must come from the literature with a reference. | 3 | |
| Briefly describe each solution. | 6 | |
| Describe how realistic/feasible each solution would be to address the issue. | 6 | |
| Describe solution(s) used by a nurse leader in practice to address the issue. | 3 | |
| Clearly identify the best solution with rationale. | 1 | |
| Identify similarities & differences between the best solution and solution(s) offered by the nurse leader. | 6 | |
| Conclusion (5 points) | ||
| Restates the issue and summarizes the key points in the paper including the scope of the issue, impact on healthcare delivery, the best solution with rationale, and why nurse leaders should focus on the issue in practice. | 5 | |
| Paper Format (20 points) | ||
| Use APA 7th edition format (Headings, margins etc.), New Times Roman, 12pt font, and include title page & reference page. No direct quotes. | 8 | |
| Use of correct sentence structure, grammar, and spelling. | 5 | |
| No personal pronouns used. | 3 | |
| No longer than 6 pages (excluding title & reference pages). | 1 | |
| Clarity of ideas with cohesiveness of components. | 3 | |
| Total | 100 |
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