NHS 4000 Assessment 3 Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue
NHS 4000 Assessment 3 Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or Issue
NHS4000 –
Developing a Health Care Perspective.

Assessment
3

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the
grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each
point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance level
descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for
use in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.

Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.

Use scholarly information to explain the health care problem
or issue.

Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed
journal articles about the topic.

You may use articles you found while working on Assessment 2
or you may search the Capella Library for other articles.

You may find the applicable Undergraduate Library Research
Guide helpful in your search.

Assess the credibility of the information sources.

Assess the relevance of the information sources.

Analyze the problem or issue.

Describe the setting or context for the problems or issues.

Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.

Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.

Discuss potential solutions for the problem or issue.

Compare your opinion with other opinions you find in sources
from the Capella Library.

Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are
proposing.

Analyze the ethical implications if the potential solution
(the one for which you provide pros and cons) were to be implemented.

Discuss the pros and cons of implementing the proposed
solution from an ethical principle point of view.

Provide examples from the literature to support the points
you are making.

Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed
solution.

Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example,
linked in the Assessment Example section of the Resources, to give you an idea
of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Additional Requirements

Length: At least 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and reference page.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

APA Template: Use the APA Style Paper Template as the paper
format and the APA Style Paper Tutorial for guidance. See the Resources for
these documents.

Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct
use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

Using outside sources: Integrate information from outside
sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and
summarizing, following APA style.

References: Integrate information from outside sources to
include at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and
three in-text citations within the paper.

APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text
citations of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the
reference page.

Turnitin: Submit your assessment to Turnitin prior to
grading. Then, only submit your final assessment to faculty for grading.

Organize your paper using the following structure and
headings:

Title page. A separate page.

Introduction. A brief one-paragraph statement about the
purpose of the paper.

Elements of the problem/issue. Identify the elements of the
problem or issue, or question.

Analysis. Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue.

Considering options. Consider solutions, responses, or
answers.

Solution. Choose a solution, response, or answer.

Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.

Conclusion. One paragraph.

Note: Read the Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or
Issue Scoring Guide to fully understand how your paper will be graded.

Submit the paper for evaluation by clicking on the
assessment title and uploading the paper as a Word document.

If you would like assistance in organizing your assessment,
or if you simply have a question about your assessment, please do not hesitate
to ask your courseroom instructor or the teaching assistants in the NHS Learner
Success Lab for guidance and suggestions.

NHS4000 –
Developing a Health Care Perspective.

Assessment
3

Analyze a
Current Health Care Problem or Issue

Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the
grading criteria in the scoring guide. At a minimum, be sure to address each
point. In addition, you are encouraged to review the performance level
descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.

Describe the health care problem or issue you selected for
use in Assessment 2 and provide details about it.

Identify possible causes for the problem or issue.

Use scholarly information to explain the health care problem
or issue.

Identify at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed
journal articles about the topic.

You may use articles you found while working on Assessment 2
or you may search the Capella Library for other articles.

You may find the applicable Undergraduate Library Research
Guide helpful in your search.

Assess the credibility of the information sources.

Assess the relevance of the information sources.

Analyze the problem or issue.

Describe the setting or context for the problems or issues.

Describe why the problem or issue is important to you.

Identify groups of people affected by the problem or issue.

Discuss potential solutions for the problem or issue.

Compare your opinion with other opinions you find in sources
from the Capella Library.

Provide the pros and cons for one of the solutions you are
proposing.

Analyze the ethical implications if the potential solution
(the one for which you provide pros and cons) were to be implemented.

Discuss the pros and cons of implementing the proposed
solution from an ethical principle point of view.

Provide examples from the literature to support the points
you are making.

Describe what would be necessary to implement the proposed
solution.

Example Assessment: You may use the assessment example,
linked in the Assessment Example section of the Resources, to give you an idea
of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.

Additional Requirements

Length: At least 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page and reference page.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

APA Template: Use the APA Style Paper Template as the paper
format and the APA Style Paper Tutorial for guidance. See the Resources for
these documents.

Written communication: Write clearly and logically, with correct
use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

Using outside sources: Integrate information from outside
sources into academic writing by appropriately quoting, paraphrasing, and
summarizing, following APA style.

References: Integrate information from outside sources to
include at least three scholarly or academic peer-reviewed journal articles and
three in-text citations within the paper.

APA format: Follow current APA guidelines for in-text
citations of outside sources in the body of your paper and also on the
reference page.

Turnitin: Submit your assessment to Turnitin prior to
grading. Then, only submit your final assessment to faculty for grading.

Organize your paper using the following structure and
headings:

Title page. A separate page.

Introduction. A brief one-paragraph statement about the
purpose of the paper.

Elements of the problem/issue. Identify the elements of the
problem or issue, or question.

Analysis. Analyze, define, and frame the problem or issue.

Considering options. Consider solutions, responses, or
answers.

Solution. Choose a solution, response, or answer.

Implementation. Implementation of the potential solution.

Conclusion. One paragraph.

Note: Read the Analyze a Current Health Care Problem or
Issue Scoring Guide to fully understand how your paper will be graded.

Submit the paper for evaluation by clicking on the
assessment title and uploading the paper as a Word document.

If you would like assistance in organizing your assessment,
or if you simply have a question about your assessment, please do not hesitate
to ask your courseroom instructor or the teaching assistants in the NHS Learner
Success Lab for guidance and suggestions.