Nursing and Medical Advancement

New health care innovations offer the advanced registered nurse an opportunity to apply emerging technologies in practice to improve quality and patient outcomes. For this assignment, research an emerging health care technology that you think has the potential to overcome current or emerging barriers to care.
Write a 500-word brief that provides an overview of the technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology. Discuss how this technology could improve access to care and promote patient safety and quality.
Refer to the Topic 6 materials for samples and resources to help you construct your brief.
You are required to cite three to five sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
RUBRIC
DescriptionPercentage
Unsatisfactory
0.00 %
Less than Satisfactory
80.00 %
Satisfactory
88.00 %
Good
92.00 %
Excellent
100.00 %
Emerging Technology Brief
100.0

The Emerging Technology, Its Purpose, and How it Would Function in a Health Care Setting, Including Any Ethical or Legal Issues That Would Accompany the Incorporation of the Technology
35.0
A discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is not included.
A discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.
A discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is present.
A discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is clearly provided and well developed.
A comprehensive discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is thoroughly developed with supporting details.
How This Technology Improves Access to Care and Promotes Patient Safety and Quality
30.0
A discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is not included.
A discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.
A discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is present.
A discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is clearly provided and well developed.
A comprehensive discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is thoroughly developed with supporting details.
Required Sources
5.0
Sources are not included.
Number of required sources is only partially met.
Number of required sources is met, but sources are outdated or inappropriate.
Number of required sources is met. Sources are current, but not all sources are appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Number of required resources is met. Sources are current, and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Presentation
10.0
The piece is not neat or organized, and it does not include all required elements.
The work is not neat and includes minor flaws or omissions of required elements.
The overall appearance is general, and major elements are missing.
The overall appearance is generally neat, with a few minor flaws or missing elements.
The work is well presented and includes all required elements. The overall appearance is neat and professional.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)
10.0
Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.
Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.
The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)
10.0
Sources are not documented.
Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
Total Percentage 100