Nursing
Evaluate the impact of a negative health determinant/lifestyle
choice on the health of patients in your area of specialty
practice. You need to address the cellular-level pathophysiological
changes that occur as a result of the health determinant.
ASSESSMENT 2 MARKING GUIDE:
MARKING CRITERIA ñ DISCUSSION FORUM AND ESSAY
DISCUSSION
FORMAL POSTINGS & RESPONSES
ï Posts 2 timely formal postings to the discussion (3 marks)
ï Responds to a minimum of 4 other participants within a
timely manner (2 marks)
ï Provides academic writing, and accurate referencing using
APA style (3 marks)
ï Responses are well supported by contemporary evidence based
research (2 marks)
DISCUSSION FORUM – TOTAL 10 MARKS
ESSAY
CONTENT, ANALYSIS, SYNTHESIS & PRESENTATION
ï Develops sound, logical arguments on the discussion topic:
o Introduces the negative health determinant /lifestyle
choice (3 marks)
o Explains the population at risk (3 marks)
o Describes the cellular-level pathophysiological changes
that result from the health determinant (9 marks)
ï Integrates relevant, contemporary literature in the
discussion (5 marks)
ï Provides academic writing and accurate referencing using
APA style (5 marks)
ESSAY – TOTAL 25 MARKS
ASSESSMENT TOTAL – 35 MARKS
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