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[Op-Ed Commentary: Nurses’ Vital Role in Climate Change Related Disasters](https://tempolearning.brightspace.com/content/enforced/309746-XP4003/Assessment.html)
Op-ed commentaries are written by external contributors (“experts”) who present a well-defined point of view on new, current, or controversial topics. In this instance, you are the nurse expert and are tasked with highlighting the impact of climate change in your local community newspaper.
In your 2-page article, using at least one current scholarly reference, include the following:
· Introduce yourself and your excellent nursing education and experience.
· Describe the impact of climate change on the environment, i.e., air pollution, temperature, and precipitation extremes, etc. How are ecosystems interdependent?
· Discuss the impact of climate change on populations, i.e., increased communicable and infectious diseases and water/vector-borne pathogens. Provide an example of how nurses implement infection control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
· How is the impact of climate-related disasters relevant to your local community and its vulnerable populations, such as elderly, pregnant, and pediatric populations, for example?
· Is your community’s system-level disaster response plan effective? Why or why not? (You can find information about your community’s disaster plans on city and government websites for your specific community.)
**I live in Miami , Fl**
· Conclude by expressing the value of nurses in addressing climate change and your personal commitment to your local community (called a “kicker” in op-eds).
**Submission Length:** 2 pages.
**## XP4003_Template1.docx**
2
**XP4003**
**Op-Ed Commentary: Nurses’ Vital Role in Climate Change Related Disasters**
Student Name Here
Program Name or Degree Name, Walden University
Course Number, Section, and
_Title_
(Example: NURS 0000 Section 01,
_Title of Course_)
Instructor Name
Month, Day, Year
(Enter the date submitted to Instructor.)
**(Instructions below for your reference, please delete before constructing your article.)**
Op-ed commentaries are written by external contributors (“experts”) who present a well-defined point of view on new, current, or controversial topics. In this instance, you are the nurse expert and are tasked with highlighting the impact of climate change in your local community newspaper.
In your 2-page article, using at least one current scholarly reference, include the following:
· Introduce yourself and your excellent nursing education and experience.
· Describe the impact of climate change on the environment, i.e., air pollution, temperature, and precipitation extremes, etc. How are ecosystems interdependent?
· Discuss the impact of climate change on populations, i.e., increased communicable and infectious diseases and water/vector-borne pathogens. Provide an example of how nurses implement infection control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
· How is the impact of climate-related disasters relevant to your local community and its vulnerable populations, such as elderly, pregnant, and pediatric populations, for example?
· Is your community’s system-level disaster response plan effective? Why or why not? (You can find information about your community’s disaster plans on city and government websites for your specific community.)
· Conclude by expressing the value of nurses in addressing climate change and your personal commitment to your local community (called a “kicker” in op-eds).
**## XP4003_Rubric.pdf**
© 2024 Walden University 1
XP4003: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies: Propose leadership strategies to advance
preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies.
Assessment Rubric
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
Module 1: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies
Complete the Op-Ed: Nurses’ Vital
Role in Climate change Related
Disasters article.
• Introduced self and nursing
experience
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
The response
comprehensively and
clearly introduces the
author and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
introduces the author
and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
introduces the author
and experience, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the identification
and introduction, or it is
missing.
• Described the impact of climate
change, specifically how
ecosystems are interdependent.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly describes the
impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
description.
The response describes
the impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
description.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
describes the impact of
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the description,
or it is missing.
© 2024 Walden University 2
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
• Discussed the impact of climate
change on populations, with an
example of how nurses
implement infection control
measures, such as PPE.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly discusses the
impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that fully supports
the discussion.
The response discusses
the impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that supports the
discussion.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
discusses the impact of
climate change on
populations, or it is
missing.
The response includes
an inaccurate and vague
example of how nurses
implement infection
control measures, such
as PPE, that does not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Analyzed the impact of climate
change on communities and
vulnerable populations.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the impact of
climate change on
communities and
vulnerable populations,
or it is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
© 2024 Walden University 3
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
• Analyzed the effectiveness of a
specific community’s system-
level response plan.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan, or it
is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Expressed the value of nurses in
addressing climate change and
personal commitment to local
community.
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the value of
nurses in addressing
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
Professional Writing Skills Assessment
© 2024 Walden University 4
Professional Writing
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
Expectations
Context, Organization,
Audience, Purpose, Tone,
Style, Clarity, Flow
Demonstrates full
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is consistently
clear, logical, and well
organized with
appropriate sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is highly
professional, scholarly, and
free of bias.
Style is consistently
appropriate for a
professional
setting/workplace context.
Free of spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar/syntax errors.
Demonstrates some
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is mostly clear,
logical, and well organized
with adequate sentence
and paragraph 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.
Demonstrates minimal
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content lacks clarity, logic,
and/or discernible
organization and does not
use proper sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is not
professional/scholarly
and/or contains bias.
Style is inconsistent with
a professional
setting/workplace context.
Content contains
significant spelling,
punctuation, and/or
grammar/syntax errors.
Originality, Source Credibility,
and Attribution of Ideas
Writing fully reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
Writing adequately reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
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
© 2024 Walden University 5
Professional Writing
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
Expectations
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
**## XP4003_Rubric.pdf**
© 2024 Walden University 1
XP4003: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies: Propose leadership strategies to advance
preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies.
Assessment Rubric
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
Module 1: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies
Complete the Op-Ed: Nurses’ Vital
Role in Climate change Related
Disasters article.
• Introduced self and nursing
experience
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
The response
comprehensively and
clearly introduces the
author and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
introduces the author
and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
introduces the author
and experience, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the identification
and introduction, or it is
missing.
• Described the impact of climate
change, specifically how
ecosystems are interdependent.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly describes the
impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
description.
The response describes
the impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
description.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
describes the impact of
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the description,
or it is missing.
© 2024 Walden University 2
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
• Discussed the impact of climate
change on populations, with an
example of how nurses
implement infection control
measures, such as PPE.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly discusses the
impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that fully supports
the discussion.
The response discusses
the impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that supports the
discussion.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
discusses the impact of
climate change on
populations, or it is
missing.
The response includes
an inaccurate and vague
example of how nurses
implement infection
control measures, such
as PPE, that does not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Analyzed the impact of climate
change on communities and
vulnerable populations.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the impact of
climate change on
communities and
vulnerable populations,
or it is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
© 2024 Walden University 3
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
• Analyzed the effectiveness of a
specific community’s system-
level response plan.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan, or it
is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Expressed the value of nurses in
addressing climate change and
personal commitment to local
community.
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the value of
nurses in addressing
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
Professional Writing Skills Assessment
© 2024 Walden University 4
Professional Writing
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
Expectations
Context, Organization,
Audience, Purpose, Tone,
Style, Clarity, Flow
Demonstrates full
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is consistently
clear, logical, and well
organized with
appropriate sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is highly
professional, scholarly, and
free of bias.
Style is consistently
appropriate for a
professional
setting/workplace context.
Free of spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar/syntax errors.
Demonstrates some
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is mostly clear,
logical, and well organized
with adequate sentence
and paragraph 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.
Demonstrates minimal
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content lacks clarity, logic,
and/or discernible
organization and does not
use proper sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is not
professional/scholarly
and/or contains bias.
Style is inconsistent with
a professional
setting/workplace context.
Content contains
significant spelling,
punctuation, and/or
grammar/syntax errors.
Originality, Source Credibility,
and Attribution of Ideas
Writing fully reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
Writing adequately reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
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
© 2024 Walden University 5
Professional Writing
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
Expectations
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
**## instructions.docx**
[Op-Ed Commentary: Nurses’ Vital Role in Climate Change Related Disasters](https://tempolearning.brightspace.com/content/enforced/309746-XP4003/Assessment.html)
Op-ed commentaries are written by external contributors (“experts”) who present a well-defined point of view on new, current, or controversial topics. In this instance, you are the nurse expert and are tasked with highlighting the impact of climate change in your local community newspaper.
In your 2-page article, using at least one current scholarly reference, include the following:
· Introduce yourself and your excellent nursing education and experience.
· Describe the impact of climate change on the environment, i.e., air pollution, temperature, and precipitation extremes, etc. How are ecosystems interdependent?
· Discuss the impact of climate change on populations, i.e., increased communicable and infectious diseases and water/vector-borne pathogens. Provide an example of how nurses implement infection control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
· How is the impact of climate-related disasters relevant to your local community and its vulnerable populations, such as elderly, pregnant, and pediatric populations, for example?
· Is your community’s system-level disaster response plan effective? Why or why not? (You can find information about your community’s disaster plans on city and government websites for your specific community.)
**I live in Miami , Fl**
· Conclude by expressing the value of nurses in addressing climate change and your personal commitment to your local community (called a “kicker” in op-eds).
**Submission Length:** 2 pages.
**## XP4003_Template1.docx**
2
**XP4003**
**Op-Ed Commentary: Nurses’ Vital Role in Climate Change Related Disasters**
Student Name Here
Program Name or Degree Name, Walden University
Course Number, Section, and
_Title_
(Example: NURS 0000 Section 01,
_Title of Course_)
Instructor Name
Month, Day, Year
(Enter the date submitted to Instructor.)
**(Instructions below for your reference, please delete before constructing your article.)**
Op-ed commentaries are written by external contributors (“experts”) who present a well-defined point of view on new, current, or controversial topics. In this instance, you are the nurse expert and are tasked with highlighting the impact of climate change in your local community newspaper.
In your 2-page article, using at least one current scholarly reference, include the following:
· Introduce yourself and your excellent nursing education and experience.
· Describe the impact of climate change on the environment, i.e., air pollution, temperature, and precipitation extremes, etc. How are ecosystems interdependent?
· Discuss the impact of climate change on populations, i.e., increased communicable and infectious diseases and water/vector-borne pathogens. Provide an example of how nurses implement infection control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
· How is the impact of climate-related disasters relevant to your local community and its vulnerable populations, such as elderly, pregnant, and pediatric populations, for example?
· Is your community’s system-level disaster response plan effective? Why or why not? (You can find information about your community’s disaster plans on city and government websites for your specific community.)
· Conclude by expressing the value of nurses in addressing climate change and your personal commitment to your local community (called a “kicker” in op-eds).
**## XP4003_Rubric.pdf**
© 2024 Walden University 1
XP4003: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies: Propose leadership strategies to advance
preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies.
Assessment Rubric
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
Module 1: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies
Complete the Op-Ed: Nurses’ Vital
Role in Climate change Related
Disasters article.
• Introduced self and nursing
experience
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
The response
comprehensively and
clearly introduces the
author and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
introduces the author
and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
introduces the author
and experience, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the identification
and introduction, or it is
missing.
• Described the impact of climate
change, specifically how
ecosystems are interdependent.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly describes the
impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
description.
The response describes
the impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
description.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
describes the impact of
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the description,
or it is missing.
© 2024 Walden University 2
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
• Discussed the impact of climate
change on populations, with an
example of how nurses
implement infection control
measures, such as PPE.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly discusses the
impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that fully supports
the discussion.
The response discusses
the impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that supports the
discussion.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
discusses the impact of
climate change on
populations, or it is
missing.
The response includes
an inaccurate and vague
example of how nurses
implement infection
control measures, such
as PPE, that does not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Analyzed the impact of climate
change on communities and
vulnerable populations.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the impact of
climate change on
communities and
vulnerable populations,
or it is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
© 2024 Walden University 3
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
• Analyzed the effectiveness of a
specific community’s system-
level response plan.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan, or it
is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Expressed the value of nurses in
addressing climate change and
personal commitment to local
community.
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the value of
nurses in addressing
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
Professional Writing Skills Assessment
© 2024 Walden University 4
Professional Writing
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
Expectations
Context, Organization,
Audience, Purpose, Tone,
Style, Clarity, Flow
Demonstrates full
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is consistently
clear, logical, and well
organized with
appropriate sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is highly
professional, scholarly, and
free of bias.
Style is consistently
appropriate for a
professional
setting/workplace context.
Free of spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar/syntax errors.
Demonstrates some
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is mostly clear,
logical, and well organized
with adequate sentence
and paragraph 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.
Demonstrates minimal
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content lacks clarity, logic,
and/or discernible
organization and does not
use proper sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is not
professional/scholarly
and/or contains bias.
Style is inconsistent with
a professional
setting/workplace context.
Content contains
significant spelling,
punctuation, and/or
grammar/syntax errors.
Originality, Source Credibility,
and Attribution of Ideas
Writing fully reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
Writing adequately reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
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
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Professional Writing
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Expectations
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
**## instructions.docx**
[Op-Ed Commentary: Nurses’ Vital Role in Climate Change Related Disasters](https://tempolearning.brightspace.com/content/enforced/309746-XP4003/Assessment.html)
Op-ed commentaries are written by external contributors (“experts”) who present a well-defined point of view on new, current, or controversial topics. In this instance, you are the nurse expert and are tasked with highlighting the impact of climate change in your local community newspaper.
In your 2-page article, using at least one current scholarly reference, include the following:
· Introduce yourself and your excellent nursing education and experience.
· Describe the impact of climate change on the environment, i.e., air pollution, temperature, and precipitation extremes, etc. How are ecosystems interdependent?
· Discuss the impact of climate change on populations, i.e., increased communicable and infectious diseases and water/vector-borne pathogens. Provide an example of how nurses implement infection control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
· How is the impact of climate-related disasters relevant to your local community and its vulnerable populations, such as elderly, pregnant, and pediatric populations, for example?
· Is your community’s system-level disaster response plan effective? Why or why not? (You can find information about your community’s disaster plans on city and government websites for your specific community.)
**I live in Miami , Fl**
· Conclude by expressing the value of nurses in addressing climate change and your personal commitment to your local community (called a “kicker” in op-eds).
**Submission Length:** 2 pages.
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**XP4003**
**Op-Ed Commentary: Nurses’ Vital Role in Climate Change Related Disasters**
Student Name Here
Program Name or Degree Name, Walden University
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_Title of Course_)
Instructor Name
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**(Instructions below for your reference, please delete before constructing your article.)**
Op-ed commentaries are written by external contributors (“experts”) who present a well-defined point of view on new, current, or controversial topics. In this instance, you are the nurse expert and are tasked with highlighting the impact of climate change in your local community newspaper.
In your 2-page article, using at least one current scholarly reference, include the following:
· Introduce yourself and your excellent nursing education and experience.
· Describe the impact of climate change on the environment, i.e., air pollution, temperature, and precipitation extremes, etc. How are ecosystems interdependent?
· Discuss the impact of climate change on populations, i.e., increased communicable and infectious diseases and water/vector-borne pathogens. Provide an example of how nurses implement infection control measures, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
· How is the impact of climate-related disasters relevant to your local community and its vulnerable populations, such as elderly, pregnant, and pediatric populations, for example?
· Is your community’s system-level disaster response plan effective? Why or why not? (You can find information about your community’s disaster plans on city and government websites for your specific community.)
· Conclude by expressing the value of nurses in addressing climate change and your personal commitment to your local community (called a “kicker” in op-eds).
**## XP4003_Rubric.pdf**
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XP4003: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies: Propose leadership strategies to advance
preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies.
Assessment Rubric
Rubric Criteria
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does Not Meet
Expectations
Module 1: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies
Complete the Op-Ed: Nurses’ Vital
Role in Climate change Related
Disasters article.
• Introduced self and nursing
experience
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
The response
comprehensively and
clearly introduces the
author and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
introduces the author
and experience.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
identification and
introduction.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
introduces the author
and experience, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the identification
and introduction, or it is
missing.
• Described the impact of climate
change, specifically how
ecosystems are interdependent.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly describes the
impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
description.
The response describes
the impact of climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
description.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
describes the impact of
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the description,
or it is missing.
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Rubric Criteria
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• Discussed the impact of climate
change on populations, with an
example of how nurses
implement infection control
measures, such as PPE.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly discusses the
impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that fully supports
the discussion.
The response discusses
the impact of climate
change on populations.
The response includes a
relevant, specific, and
appropriate example of
how nurses implement
infection control
measures, such as
PPE, that supports the
discussion.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
discusses the impact of
climate change on
populations, or it is
missing.
The response includes
an inaccurate and vague
example of how nurses
implement infection
control measures, such
as PPE, that does not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Analyzed the impact of climate
change on communities and
vulnerable populations.
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the impact of climate
change on communities
and vulnerable
populations.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the impact of
climate change on
communities and
vulnerable populations,
or it is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
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• Analyzed the effectiveness of a
specific community’s system-
level response plan.
Learning Objective 1.2: Evaluate
public health surveillance and
outbreak investigation of
communicable and infectious diseases
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the
effectiveness of a
community’s system-
level response plan, or it
is missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the discussion,
or it is missing.
• Expressed the value of nurses in
addressing climate change and
personal commitment to local
community.
Learning Objective 1.1: Analyze public
health nursing practice and the
disaster management cycle
Learning Objective 1.3: Assess the
impacts of climate change
The response
comprehensively and
clearly analyzes the
value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that fully support the
analysis.
The response analyzes
the value of nurses in
addressing climate
change.
The response includes
relevant, specific, and
appropriate examples
that support the
analysis.
.
The response
inaccurately and vaguely
analyzes the value of
nurses in addressing
climate change, or it is
missing.
The response includes
inaccurate and vague
examples that do not
support the analysis, or
it is missing.
Professional Writing Skills Assessment
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Expectations
Context, Organization,
Audience, Purpose, Tone,
Style, Clarity, Flow
Demonstrates full
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is consistently
clear, logical, and well
organized with
appropriate sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is highly
professional, scholarly, and
free of bias.
Style is consistently
appropriate for a
professional
setting/workplace context.
Free of spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar/syntax errors.
Demonstrates some
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content is mostly clear,
logical, and well organized
with adequate sentence
and paragraph 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.
Demonstrates minimal
awareness of writing
context, audience, and
purpose.
Content lacks clarity, logic,
and/or discernible
organization and does not
use proper sentence and
paragraph structure.
Tone is not
professional/scholarly
and/or contains bias.
Style is inconsistent with
a professional
setting/workplace context.
Content contains
significant spelling,
punctuation, and/or
grammar/syntax errors.
Originality, Source Credibility,
and Attribution of Ideas
Writing fully reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
Writing adequately reflects
original thought and
paraphrasing and adheres
to reference requirements,
including the use of
credible evidence to
support a claim while
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
© 2024 Walden University 5
Professional Writing
Masters Expectations Achieves Expectations Does not Meet
Expectations
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.
incorporating appropriate
citations and references in
APA format.