Analyze evidence-based literature and research-based interventions to promote health and enhance wellness throughout the lifespan. 
RNBS 4309 Annotated Bibliography

Student Learning Outcomes

· EBP:  Analyze evidence-based literature and research-based interventions to promote health and enhance wellness throughout the lifespan. 

· Wellness and Prevention:  Describe wellness and prevention initiatives to promote healthy outcomes across the lifespan in individuals, families, populations, and communities.   Propose a plan to improve health and wellness for nurses in one of the following domains: physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life and safety. 

Assignment Overview

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and websites. The annotation is a brief paragraph which describes and critically evaluates the source. Typically, the purpose of the annotation is to describe the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the source cited. An annotation is a brief paragraph (usually about 150 words) that may include the following information: Summary of the source, assessment of the source, and/or reflection of the source.

For the purposes of this course, the annotations will include a brief paragraph (150 words or less) summarizing each research article with a separate paragraph (at least 4-5 sentences) at the end that includes a reflection of how the research impacts self-care practice for nurses. Instructions for the assignment are included below:

1. Read the article Self-Care Promotes Safer Patient Care (linked in Canvas)

2. Review the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation 2019-2020 Highlights document linked here: https://www.healthynursehealthynation.org/globalassets/all-images-view-with-media/about/2020-hnhn_sup-8.pdf

3. Choose an area of interest from one of the following domains: physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety. Based on the data included in the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation highlights for the domain of interest, consider how these issues impact nurses at work and the importance of self-care as it relates to these issues.

4. Visit the library website https://www.uttyler.edu/library/

5. Search for 2 research articles published within the last 7 years related to the domain you selected from the Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation highlights. (tip: if you search in CINAHL, you can select “research article” in your search to help ensure that only research articles show in your search results. Research will have a sample, methods, results, etc.

6. Summarize each research article in 150 words or less.

7. Write a separate paragraph (at least 4-5 sentences) reflecting on how the two research articles impact self-care for nurses.

8. Submit Annotated Bibliography and your 2 research articles (pdf format) via the assignment link.

Annotated Bibliography Rubric

Criteria

Exemplary

(90-100)

Satisfactory

(80-89)

Fair

(70-79)

Unsatisfactory

(0%)

Earned Score

Comments

Title

(5%)

Title is descriptive and clear including the name of one of the 5 domains from Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety)

Title is descriptive and clear but does not include the name of one of the 5 domains from Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety)

Title is not descriptive or clear and does not include the name of one of the 5 domains from Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation (physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety)

No title included for annotated bibliography.

Article

(30%)

5 domains from (HNHN)-physical activity, nutrition, rest, quality of life, and safety.

2 peer-reviewed research articles identified. Articles relates to selected topic and one of 5 domains from Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation. Article published within the last 7 years

2 peer-reviewed articles identified, but at least 1 is not research. OR Articles not related to selected topic or one of 5 domains from Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation. Article published is older than 7 years.

Only 1 peer-reviewed articles identified, article is not research and article is not related to one of 5 domains from Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation. Article published is older than 7 years.

No research articles identified.

Annotation

(30%)

(a summary of each article in 150 words or less-per article)

Summary of each article (2) in a single paragraph of 150-160 words or less (one paragraph per article = 2 paragraphs). Article is accurately summarized in own words with no direct quotes used.

Summary of each article (2) in a single paragraph is very brief (less than 110 words) OR greater than 160 words (one paragraph per article = 2 paragraphs) in own words with no direct quotes used.

Summary of 1 article missing OR Summary is less than 80 words OR Summary of either article exceeds 180-words. Use of direct quotations.

No summary of research articles included.

Reflection

(20%)

Separate paragraph with reflection linking research articles to self-care for nurses is written with at least 4-5 sentences (one reflective paragraph).

Separate paragraph with reflection linking research articles to self-care for nurses is less than 4 sentences OR does not link research articles to self-care for nurses

Reflection included with annotation and not as separate paragraph and is less than 4 sentences.

Reflection not completed.

Writing Mechanics/APA Style

(15%)

Citations are formatted correctly in the document. APA Style used accurately and consistently. Includes title page. Appropriate grammar and punctuation is used.

Include articles attached as PDF files

Most ideas are expressed clearly. Use APA style consistently but with occasional minor errors for in-text citations and references. Include articles attached as PDF files

Some ideas are expressed clearly. APA style used inconsistently with occasional spelling and grammatical errors. Articles not included as PDF files.

Annotated bibliography assignment not completed OR No reference citations OR multiple APA/writing errors