MEDICATIONS
Identify three medications that would be used in the treatment of an MI and outline the
indication for use, mechanism of action, administration method, side effects, and nursing
care required for these medications (No tables).
Important details about your assessment
This essay requires a standard essay introduction and conclusion.
There is a word limit of 1500 words (+/- 10% as per SNM Presentation and Assignment
Guidelines).
Marks will be allocated as per SNM Assessment Rubric & the essay specific criteria below.
Submission instructions and the link is accessible under the ‘assessments’ tab.
Students should refer to the SNM Presentation and Assignment Guide, ECU APA
Referencing Guide, and the SNM Marking Assessment Rubric.
Graphs, tables and flow charts to support the statistical data will not be accepted.
Marking criteria:
Below you will find two tables: The first is the SNM generic marking rubric, the second is an
interpretation of that rubric to help you recognise which areas are important (it shows you what
elements you need to address in order to get full marks). The points in brackets show you how those
elements are weighted, e.g. the introduction can get up to 2 points etc. Elements with more points
would be expected to require more words/paragraphs.
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Table 1: Marking rubric
Well Below Average (<25%) Below Average (26-49%) Pass/Average (50-59%) Credit (60-69%) Distinction (70-79%) High Distinction (>80%)
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Does not address assessment item. No evidence to support main ideas. Unable to demonstrate an understanding of the main ideas or concepts. No credible sources used to support main ideas.
Does not or poorly addresses assessment item. Insufficient evidence to support main ideas. Unable to or poorly demonstrates an understanding of the main ideas or concepts. Ideas are not relevant to
the topic. Limited referencing to support ideas.
Assessment item addressed at a superficial level. Minimal evidence to support main ideas. Able to demonstrate an understanding of the main concepts at a basic level. Some ideas presented have relevance to
the topic.
Most parts of the assessment item addressed at a satisfactory level and supported by adequate evidence. Able to demonstrate an understanding of the main concepts. Most ideas presented have relevance to the topic.
All parts of the assessment item addressed at a good level and supported by quality evidence. Able to demonstrate a solid understanding of the main concepts. Most ideas presented have relevance to the topic.
Content fully addresses all parts of the assessment item. Thorough exploration of concepts and well-formed ideas, supported by high quality evidence. Able to demonstrate an in- depth understanding of the main concepts. All ideas presented have relevance to the topic.
0-10 11-19 20-23 24-27 28-31 32-40
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Does not demonstrate critical thinking appropriate to required level. No application of professional practice and/or evidence based thinking to assessment item.
Poorly demonstrates critical thinking appropriate to required level. Poor application of professional practice and/or evidence based thinking to assessment item.
Limited demonstration of critical thinking appropriate to level of education. Limited application of professional practice and/or evidence based thinking to assessment item.
Demonstration of critical thinking appropriate to level of education. Application of professional practice and/or evidence based thinking to assessment item.
Very good demonstration of critical thinking appropriate to level of education. Very good application of professional practice and/or evidence based thinking to assessment item.
Excellent demonstration of critical thinking appropriate to level of education. Excellent application of professional practice and/or evidence base to practice in assessment.
0-7 8-14 15-16 17-19 20-23 24-30
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