In Week 3, you reviewed the Academic Integrity portion of Walden’s Code of Conduct and signed a Promise to Practice According to Walden’s Code for Academic Integrity. As a nurse, you are empowered by practicing with the HIGHEST standards in both your nursing and academic writing practices.
This week, you will consider plagiarism and ways to strengthen your academic writing integrity. As a future nurse scholar-practitioner, you want to have the skill-set to successfully propose changes for quality and safety in healthcare. Your integrity in the collection and sharing of this evidence is foundational to successfully support your propositions to change practice.
Nurses need to be adequately prepared to successfully propose changes for quality and safety in healthcare. Your integrity in the collection and sharing of this evidence is foundational to successfully support propositions to change practice.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
To prepare
- Review the resources at Walden’s Writing Center Plagiarism Prevention Resource Kit
The Assignment:
In 150 words or more:
- Describe how you will avoid plagiarism in your submitted assignments.
- Discuss how paraphrasing and synthesizing professional literature strengthens your future nurse scholar-practitioner practice.
By Day 7
Submit your Assignment.
submission information
Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.
- To submit your completed assignment, save your Assignment as WK5Assgn+last name+first initial.
- Then, click on Start Assignment near the top of the page.
- Next, click on Upload File and select Submit Assignment for review.
Rubric
NURS_3100_Week_5_Assignment_Rubric
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescribe how you will avoid plagiarism. | 1 ptsSatisfactoryWriter successfully describes how he/she will avoid plagiarism.0 ptsUnsatisfactoryWriter does not describe how he/she will avoid plagiarism. | 1 pts | |
| This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDiscuss how paraphrasing and synthesizing professional literature strengthens your future nurse scholar-practitioner practice. | 1 ptsSatisfactoryWriter successfully discusses how paraphrasing and synthesizing professional literature strengthens future nurse scholar-practitioner practice.0 ptsUnsatisfactoryWriter does not describe how paraphrasing and synthesizing professional literature strengthens future nurse scholar-practitioner practice. | 1 pts | |
| Total Points: 2 | |||
Required Readings
Altabbaa, G., Kaba, A., & Beran, T. N. (2019). Moving on from structured communication to collaboration: A communication schema for interprofessional teams. Journal of Communication in Healthcare
Links to an external site., 12(3-4), 160–169. http://doi/org/10.1080/17538068.2019.1675427
Reiner, G. (2020). Promoting patient safety in interprofessional teams. American Nurse
Links to an external site.. https://www.myamericannurse.com/promoting-patient-safety-in-interprofessional-teams/
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Plagiarism prevention resource kit
Links to an external site.: Home. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/plagiarism
Required Media
Creighton University. (2013). Case 001: A case for improvement
Links to an external site.. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KShd5XTHEKE
Creighton University. (2013). Case 001: Best practice
Links to an external site.. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVc1YCz8Dz8
