NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE
NURS 151: PEDIATRIC NURSING PAPER
GRADING CRITERIA
Instructions: Students choose a disease diagnosis and inform instructor.
Examples are listed in Moodle as “Possible Peds Paper Topics.”
Email your paper to the instructor as a Word Document.
• The paper is Ace homework tutors – APA format in 2-3 typed, double-spaced pages (excluding title page & reference page), & in-text reference citations.
• If quotations are used (not more than 1 per page), cite in-text with author, year, & page number.
• At least one (1) professional journal article is required in the reference list.
• Website references are not acceptable and if used, 10 points will be deducted.
• If Chromebook/iPad is used to type the paper, 10 points will be deducted.
• Papers submitted after the due date will receive a zero grade.
• See Ace homework tutors – APA Paper Template for paper organization & Ace homework tutors – APA reference citations.
CRITERIA POSSIBLE POINTS POINTS RECEIVED
1. Topic introduction & Conclusion paragraph 5
2. Explanation of disease pathophysiology 15
3. Signs & symptoms 10
4. Patient/Parent education 15
5. Nursing interventions 20
6. Medications: Side effects and Patient/Parent Education 10
7. Effects upon developmental milestones 10
8. Spelling, grammar, & references in Ace homework tutors – APA format 5
9. Professional Journal Article 10
10. Points deducted for website references -10
11. Points deducted for paper typed with Chromebook or iPad -10
TOTAL POINTS
100
