Nurses have a unique opportunity to work as a social change agent. As a result of working within many different aspects of society, nurses can utilize their skills to advocate for and support social change for the benefit of their patients and the public.
This Assignment allows you the opportunity to explore social change topics and develop an informational type of infographic to explore the nurses’ role; the connection to privilege, power, and bias; and how the topic may be addressed.
Review the Learning Resources presented in the module. Pay particular attention to the Learning Resources that mention social change topics for your topic selection.
Select a social change topic that is connected to your community, your life, and/or your work setting. Identify an issue connected to the selected social change topic.
Consider the impact of personal power and privilege on decision making on the selected social change topic.
Review the webpage What Is an Infographic? [Examples, Tips, Uses & More] Links to an external site. for details and suggestions and examples on creating an informational infographic.
The Assignment
Using a Word document, construct an informational infographic in which you include the following:
Clearly identify your selected social change topic.
Describe issues connected to the selected social change topic.
Explain how individuals and organizations might already be working on addressing issues related to your social change topic.
Explain the role of the nurse or change agent in effecting social change on the selected social change topic. Be specific.
Depict or discuss how personal power, privilege, and identity may influence decision making as it relates to the selected social change topic.
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Identified social change topic and described issues related to selected topic
20 to >15.0 pts
Masters Expectations
The infographic comprehensively and clearly identifies the topic and issues related to the topic. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the identification.
15 to >12.0 pts
Achieves Expectations
The infographic identifies the social change topic and issues related to the topic. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that support the identification.
12 to >0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
The infographic identifies the social change topic and issues related to the topic. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that support the identification.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Explain how individuals and organizations are addressing the issue.
20 to >15.0 pts
Masters Expectations
The infographic comprehensively and clearly explains how individuals and organizations are addressing the issues. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the explanation.
15 to >12.0 pts
Achieves Expectations
The infographic explains how individuals and organizations are addressing the issues. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that support the explanation.
12 to >0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
The infographic inaccurately and vaguely explains how individuals and organizations are addressing the issues. The infographic includes inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the explanation, or it is missing.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Explain the role of the nurse as a change agent.
20 to >15.0 pts
Masters Expectations
The infographic comprehensively and clearly explains the role of the nurse as a change agent. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the explanation.
15 to >12.0 pts
Achieves Expectations
The infographic explains the role of the nurse as a change agent. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that support the explanation.
12 to >0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
The infographic inaccurately and vaguely explains the role of the nurse as a change agent, or it is missing. The infographic includes inaccurate and vague examples that do not support the explanation, or it is missing.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Discuss how personal power, privilege, and identity influence decision making, as related to your selected topic.
20 to >15.0 pts
Masters Expectations
The infographic comprehensively and clearly discusses personal power, privilege, and identity related to the topic. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that fully support the discussion.
15 to >12.0 pts
Achieves Expectations
The infographic discusses personal power, identity, and privilege related to the topic. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that support the discussion.
12 to >0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
The infographic discusses personal power, identity, and privilege related to the topic. The infographic includes relevant, specific, and appropriate examples that support the discussion.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Professional presentation: Context, organization, audience, purpose, tone, style, clarity, flow
10 to >7.33 pts
Masters Expectations
Demonstrates full awareness of context, audience, and purpose Content is generally clear, logical, and well organized with appropriate structure. Tone is highly professional, scholarly, and free of bias. Style is consistently appropriate for a professional setting/workplace context. Mostly free of spelling, punctuation, and grammar/syntax errors
7.33 to >6.0 pts
Achieves Expectations
Demonstrates some awareness of context, audience, and purpose Content is mostly clear, logical, and well organized with adequate structure. Tone is adequately professional, scholarly, and/or free of bias. Style is mostly appropriate for a professional setting/workplace context. Contains few spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors
6 to >0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
Demonstrates minimal awareness of context, audience, and purpose Content lacks clarity, logic, and/or discernible organization; does not use proper structure. Tone is not professional/scholarly and/or contains bias. Style is inconsistent with a professional setting/workplace context. Contains significant spelling, punctuation, and/or grammar/syntax errors
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Professional presentation: Originality, source credibility, and attribution of ideas
10 to >7.33 pts
Masters Expectations
Writing fully reflects original thought and paraphrasing and adheres to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
7.33 to >6.0 pts
Achieves Expectations
Writing fully reflects original thought and paraphrasing and adheres to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
6 to >0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectations
Writing does not reflect original thought and paraphrasing and does not adhere to reference requirements, including the use of credible evidence to support a claim while incorporating appropriate citations and references in APA format.
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