Health and Medicare Reflection Paper

In a reflection of 450-600 words, explain how you see yourself fitting into the following IOM Future of Nursing recommendations:
1. Recommendation 4: Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020.
2. Recommendation 5: Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.
3. Recommendation 6: Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.
Identify your options in the job market based on your educational level.
1 How will increasing your level of education affect how you compete in the current job market?
2.How will increasing your level of education affect your role in the future of nursing?
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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Content include little
or none of the
assignment criteria.
Major points were
not clear and/or
supported
throughout the
paper.
Assignment content
omitted some
required criteria.
Major points lacked
clarity and little or no
effective support was
evident.
Most of the required
assignment content
was present. Major
points were
adequately clear and
addressed. Some
support was evident
and relevant.
All of the required
assignment content
was present. Major
points were clear and
effectively addressed.
Support was
comprehensive and
relevant.
All of the required
assignment content
was present. Major
points were compelling
and thoroughly
addressed. Significant
support was evident,
relevant and
convincing.
(0 points) (15 points) (15.8 points) (17.8 points) (20 points)
No recommended
terms have been
included in the
correct context
Few recommended
terms have been
included in the correct
context
Some
recommended
terms have been
included in the
correct context.
Most recommended
terms have been
included in the
correct context.
All of the
recommended terms
have been included
in the correct
context.
(0 points) (11.25 points) (11.85 points) (13.35 points) (15 points)
The reflection is an
extensive
collection and
rehash of other
people's ideas,
products, images,
or inventions.
There is no
evidence of new
thought or
inventiveness. Self
reflection not
apparent.
The reflection is a
minimal collection
or rehash of other
people's ideas,
products, images,
or inventions. There
is no evidence of
new thought or
personal reflection.
The reflection
shows evidence of
originality. While
based on other
people's ideas,
products, images,
or inventions, the
work does offer
some new insights.
Reflection
statements
present.
The reflection
shows evidence of
originality and
inventiveness. While
based on an
extensive collection
of other people's
ideas, products,
images, or
inventions, the work
extends beyond that
collection to offer
new insights.
The reflection shows
significant evidence
of originality and
inventiveness. The
majority of the
content and many of
the ideas are fresh,
original, inventive,
and based upon
logical conclusions
and sound research.
(0 points) (3.75 points) (3.95 points) (4.45 points) (5 points)
Surface errors were
pervasive and
impeded meaning
because of errors in
usage, word choice,
and/or sentence
structure. Word
length was not met
or excessively over
the requirement.
Frequent and
repetitive mechanical
errors distracted the
reader.
Inconsistencies in
usage, word choice,
and/or sentence
structure. Word
length requirement
was not met.
Some mechanical
errors or typos are
present, but are
not overly
distracting to the
reader. Audienceappropriate
language is
employed. Word
length requirement
may or may not
have been met.
Prose is largely free
of mechanical
errors, although a
few may be present.
The writer uses a
variety of sentence
structures and
effective figures of
speech. Word
length requirement
was met.
Writer is clearly in
command of standard,
written, academic
English. Word length
requirement was met.
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