Overview

For this Performance Task Assessment, you will select a global health issue that is addressed by policy at the national/federal level for both the United States and one additional country, and compare them using a comparison matrix. You will also develop a plan for positive social change on how to incorporate a global health perspective or lens into your role as a nurse.

Your response to this Assessment should:

Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric.

Adhere to the required assignment length.

• This Assessment requires submission of two (2) files, a completed Global Health Comparison Matrix and a completed Plan for Positive Social Change. Save these files as PA006_matrix_firstinitial_lastname (for example, PA006_matrix_J_Smith) and PA006_plan_firstinitial_lastname (for example, PA006_plan_J_Smith).
• You may submit a draft of your assignment to the Turnitin Draft Check area to check for authenticity. When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.

Note: For students in Nursing Education, Executive Nursing, or Nursing Informatics, this Assessment is a Portfolio Assessment in your program. You will have one Portfolio Assessment in each of your courses. You will need to save these Assessments for inclusion in your portfolio that you will submit in your Capstone course.

Instructions

Access the following to complete this Assessment:

Global Health Comparison Matrix

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.

Important Information on Interpreting the Assessment Rubric (click to expand)

Achievement vs. Mastery of the Competency

Mastery of this Competency means that 80% or more of the rows have been assessed as Exceeds Expectations and no rows have been assessed as Does Not Meet Expectations.

• Achievement of this Competency means that all rows are assessed at Meets Expectations or above (but lower than the 80% threshold required for Mastery).

Assessment of Individual Rubric Rows

In order to achieve Meets Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in that row. This means that you have addressed all required elements to the required level of quantity and/or quality.

In order to achieve Exceeds Expectations for a particular row of the rubric, you must have adequately completed all criteria in the row, and in addition, your response must reflect a depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise. Examples of this include—but are not limited to—the following:

You provide additional, specific, and/or particularly relevant examples to illustrate points made.

You seamlessly incorporate your original thoughts and diverse, credible, and relevant academic sources, when applicable, to express your viewpoint or develop a persuasive argument.

You demonstrate a deeper understanding of the subject that draws from discipline-specific knowledge and theory and incorporates the viewpoints of a diverse set of business and management thought leaders.

• You draw additional connections between multiple, complex topics to support your explanations.
• You are able to apply your knowledge in unique, creative, and/or innovative ways.

You thoroughly break down concepts into simpler parts and use your understanding of business to make connections.

Your analysis is insightful and original.

You design processes, products, and/or solutions that are creative, high-quality, and innovative.

You consider diverse perspectives and relevant social, ethical, and business-related issues when proposing new ideas or formulating judgments.