The Addressing Bias assignment must be completed by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (MT) at the end of Week 3. This assignment is worth 7.5% of your overall grade. See the details for this assignment below and in the Course Resources page in the Introduction & Resources Module.
As our world becomes blended with different cultures and beliefs, our healthcare needs to be cognizant of biases beheld in the workplace. Biases are implied through an implicit or explicit nature. An implicit bias is unconscious automatic behavior with a conscious intention; whereas, an explicit bias is a consciously controlled behavior (Byrne & Tanesini, 2015). Both negatively affect healthcare and patient satisfaction. Discussion of Biases As a family nurse practitioner, the patient population will be culturally diverse. Without cultural competence and self-reflection, unconscious or conscious biases will be prevalent and produce marginalized care. Ong-Flaherty (2015)
Purpose of Addressing Bias Assignment
In today’s current healthcare settings, the increasing diversity, globalization, and expanding technologies produce complex ethical pressures that influence nursing practice and practice outcomes. To be effective in a master’s-prepared advanced nurse practice role it is important to understand personal values, beliefs, strengths, and limitations. The purpose of this assessment is to promote introspective reflection related to implicit and/or explicit personal biases. Students will develop a plan to reduce bias and promote personal and professional growth.
Rasheed, S. P. (2015). Self-awareness as a therapeutic tool for nurse/client relationship. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 8(1), 211.
Stone, J., & Moskowitz, G. B. (2011). Non-conscious bias in medical decision making: what can be done to reduce it? Medical Education, 45(8), 768–776. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04026.x
Optional Viewing:
Bassett, M. (2015). Why your doctor should care about social justice [TED Talks]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_bassett_why_your_doctor_should_care_about_social_justice Link
Modern family clip: “I’m from Denver”. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/7324122 Link
Roberts, D. (2015). The problem with race-based medicine [TED Talks]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine Link
Course Outcomes
CO 1: Examine roles and competencies of master’s-prepared nurses essential to performing as leaders and advocates of holistic, safe, and quality care. (PO 1-5)
CO 2: Apply concepts of person-centered care to nursing practice situations. (PO 1, 2, 5)
Total Points Possible
This assessment is worth 75 points.
Due Date
Submit your file(s) by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 3.
Requirements
Criteria for Addressing Bias Assignment Content
Complete a self-inventory on personal biases you hold. The biases might be implicit or explicit.
In a one to two-page summary, address the following.
Identify your selected specialty track (education, executive, family nurse practitioner, healthcare policy, or nursing informatics).
Discuss how biases can impact outcomes in selected nursing practice settings.
Identify personal biases and attitudes toward people with various cultural, gender, sexual orientation, age, weight, and religions that are different than your own.
Select one bias that you have.
Develop one strategy to reduce this bias.
Preparing the paper
Submission Requirements for Addressing Bias Assignment
Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the written assessment.
Length: The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) is at maximum two pages.
A minimum of two (2) scholarly literature references must be used.
Submission: Submit your files: Last name_First initial_Assessment 2_Addressing Bias
Best Practices in Preparing the Project
The following are best practices in preparing this project.
Review directions thoroughly.
Follow submission requirements.
Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Addressing Bias Assignment NR 500 Week 3
Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used.
Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced correctly.
A minimum of two (2) scholarly literature references must be used.
Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.
In this paper, the focus is on family nurse practitioners. Several forms of biasness are present in our regular environment, which has a particular impact on the practice of family nurses. Any form of biasness tends to affect the quality of services provided within the periphery of nursing practices. The bias is more pronounced element in the healthcare system that brings down the quality of services. This leads to a non-deliberate reduction in the performance of activities that are performed by the nurses on a daily basis. When there is a shift in cost of services provided by family nurse practitioners when a bias peeps into the system. The cost of activities tends to rise as the motivation of the nurses reduces and there is a reduction in the overall performance of the nurses (Klemenc‐Ketis & Kersnik, 2014).
Week 3: Addressing Bias Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction
Introduction includes general statements on biases and how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes. Identify sections of the paper. Provide support from scholarly literature.
8.0 pts
Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements. • General statements on biases • General statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and profession • Identification of sections of the paper • Support from scholarly literature
7.0 pts
Presentation of information is superficial and includes all of the following elements. • General statements on biases • General statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and profession • Identification of sections of the paper • Support from scholarly literature
6.0 pts
Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated and includes all of the following elements. • General statements on biases • General statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and profession • Identification of sections of the paper • Support from scholarly literature
5.0 pts
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following. • General statements on biases • General statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and profession • Identification of sections of the paper • Support from scholarly literature
0.0 pts
Presentation of information in two or more of the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following. • General statements on biases • General statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and profession • Identification of sections of the paper • Support from scholarly literature
8.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDiscussion of Bias
Identification of selected specialty track. Discuss how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice. Provide citations from scholarly nursing literature that support your position.
22.0 pts
Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements. • Identifies selected specialty track • Discusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice • Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature
20.0 pts
Presentation of information is superficial in places and includes all of the following elements. • Identifies selected specialty track • Discusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice • Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature
18.0 pts
Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated and includes all of the following elements. • Identifies selected specialty track • Discusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice • Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature
13.0 pts
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following. • Identifies selected specialty track • Discusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice • Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature
0.0 pts
Presentation of information in two or more following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following. • Identifies selected specialty track • Discusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice • Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature
22.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification of Personal Bias
Identify one personal bias that you have. Identify if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature.
8.0 pts
Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements. • Identifies one personal bias • Identifies if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature
6.0 pts
Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated and includes all of the following elements. • Identifies one personal bias • Identifies if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature
5.0 pts
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following. • Identifies one personal bias • Identifies if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature
0.0 pts
Presentation of information in both following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following. • Personal bias is not identified. • Nature of bias is not identified.
8.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStrategy to Reduce Bias
Develop one strategy to reduce bias.
11.0 pts
Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise • Develops one strategy to reduce bias
9.0 pts
Presentation is minimally demonstrated • Develops one strategy to reduce bias
0.0 pts
Presentation of information is missing • Strategy to reduce bias is not developed.
11.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSelf-Reflection
Provide a self-reflection regarding what was learned from completing this assessment.
18.0 pts
Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements. • Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment • Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice
16.0 pts
Presentation of information is good but superficial in places and includes all of the following elements. • Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment • Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice
14.0 pts
Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated in all of the following elements. • Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment • Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice
11.0 pts
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following. • Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment • Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice
0.0 pts
Presentation of information in the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following. • Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment • Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice
18.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Format
Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section or topic of the paper (one deduction for each type of APA style error). Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly. A minimum of two (2) scholarly references are used.
4.0 pts
APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page; • running head; • body of paper (including citations and headings); and • reference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 0 to 1 APA error is present
3.0 pts
APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page; • running head; • body of paper (including citations and headings); and • reference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 2–3 APA errors are present
2.0 pts
APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page; • running head; • body of paper (including citations and headings); and • reference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 4–5 APA errors are present
1.0 pts
APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page; • running head; • body of paper (including citations and headings); and • reference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 6–7 APA errors are present
0.0 pts
APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the • title page; • running head; • body of paper (including citations and headings); and • reference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 8 or greater APA errors are present
4.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting Mechanics
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual.
4.0 pts
1–2 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual
3.0 pts
3–4 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual
2.0 pts
5–6 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual
1.0 pts
7–8 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual
0.0 pts
9 or greater errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual
4.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeNumber of references (Note: Students are to use at least two (2) scholarly references.)
0.0 pts
2 Point Deduction
0.0 pts
Does not use at least two (2) scholarly references.
