Legal/Regulatory Issue Assignment Guidelines with Scoring Rubric Purpose The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and articulate key concepts of your legal/regulatory issue in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner (CO4), (b) discuss strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of health related to your issue (CO3), and (c) provide empirical, scholarly evidence to support your proposed plan (CO5). Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to do the following. (CO3) Appraise the effects of strategies to reduce costs and improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO1 & PO4) (CO4) Organize legal and regulatory components of healthcare strategies to promote safety and quality care. (PO1 & PO4) (CO5) Synthesize and communicate research findings to promote quality improvement and safety in healthcare. (PO1& PO4) Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5 (Note: This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin (TII) through the Chamberlain assignment Dropbox.) Total Points Possible: 200Requirements: 1. This paper will be graded on quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components. 2. Create this assignment using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in “.docx.” 3. Submit to the appropriate CCN Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic. 4. The length of the paper is to be approximately three pages, excluding the title page and reference list. 5. APA format (6th edition) is required in this assignment, including a title page and reference page. Use APA level 1 headings for the organizational structure of this assignment. Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your paper is assumed to be the introduction. See APA manual for details. See resource under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers.” Use the suggested format and headings to organize your assignment. a. Include introduction (do not label as a heading in APA format) b. Steps Related to Legal/Regulatory Issue c. State-Board Recovery Program d. Strategies e. Supporting Evidence f. Conclusion Preparing the paper As the nurse executive of a healthcare organization, it was reported to you that one of your nurses may be chemically impaired (legal/regulatory issue) and has allegedly been taking drugs from the unit. This nurse also had two recent medication errors in the past week. Discuss the steps you would take to validate this allegation and how you would proceed after the allegation was confirmed to be true. 1. Clearly introduce your legal/regulatory issue in the introduction paragraph; including a sentence tha ...

1. Legal/Regulatory Issue Assignment
Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
Purpose
The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and
articulate key concepts of your legal/regulatory issue in a clear,
succinct, and scholarly manner (CO4), (b) discuss strategies to
reduce costs and improve quality of health related to your issue
(CO3), and (c) provide empirical, scholarly evidence to support
your proposed plan (CO5).
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the
ability to do the following.
(CO3) Appraise the effects of strategies to reduce costs and
improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO1 & PO4)
(CO4) Organize legal and regulatory components of healthcare
strategies to promote safety and quality care. (PO1 & PO4)
(CO5) Synthesize and communicate research findings to
promote quality improvement and safety in healthcare. (PO1&
PO4)
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5
(Note: This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin (TII)
through the Chamberlain assignment Dropbox.)
Total Points Possible: 200Requirements:
1. This paper will be graded on quality of information, use of
citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure,
and organization based on the required components.
2. Create this assignment using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is
the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell
that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it

2. will end in “.docx.”
3. Submit to the appropriate CCN Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT
on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may
be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.
4. The length of the paper is to be approximately three pages,
excluding the title page and reference list.
5. APA format (6th edition) is required in this assignment,
including a title page and reference page. Use APA level 1
headings for the organizational structure of this assignment.
Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that
labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your
paper is assumed to be the introduction. See APA manual for
details. See resource under Course Resources, “Guidelines for
Writing Professional Papers.” Use the suggested format and
headings to organize your assignment.
a. Include introduction (do not label as a heading in APA
format)
b. Steps Related to Legal/Regulatory Issue
c. State-Board Recovery Program
d. Strategies
e. Supporting Evidence
f. Conclusion
Preparing the paper
As the nurse executive of a healthcare organization, it was
reported to you that one of your nurses may be chemically
impaired (legal/regulatory issue) and has allegedly been taking
drugs from the unit. This nurse also had two recent medication
errors in the past week. Discuss the steps you would take to
validate this allegation and how you would proceed after the
allegation was confirmed to be true.
1. Clearly introduce your legal/regulatory issue in the
introduction paragraph; including a sentence that states the
purpose of your paper.
2. Clearly articulate the steps you would take as the nurse
leader to investigate the allegation of this legal/regulatory issue
as stated above and how to proceed when the allegation is

3. confirmed to be true.
3. Investigate/research and discuss if your state board of
nursing offers some type of recovery program for chemically-
impaired nurses (a strategy). If they do not offer a program in
your state, discuss a proposed recovery program for chemically-
impaired nurses that you would like to have implemented for
your state.
Contact a state representative who may have an interest in this
topic area and share their comments on this issue in an
addendum (not included as part of the three page limit). Include
your correspondence eg. Emails in your addendum, as well. This
will demonstrate you contacted a state representative, in the
event you do not receive a response.
4. Clearly articulate your specific strategies to improve costs
and improve the quality of healthcare at your organization
related to the legal/regulatory issue stated above. How do your
strategies relate to the Person-Centred Nursing Leadership
Framework by McCormack and McCance (2017); specifically
the contextual domain?
5. Include of a minimum of three sources of scholarly, empirical
evidence that supports your strategies to improve costs and
quality of healthcare.
6. Provide concluding statements that should summarize your
overall assignment content.
7. The paper should be no longer than three pages, excluding
title and reference page(s).
8. Title and reference page(s) must be in APA format (6th
edition).
9. Use 12 Times New Roman font and one-inch margins on all
sides of the paper.
Category
Points
%
Description
Introduction

4. 30
15%
Introduction clearly introduces your legal/regulatory issue and
purpose of assignment.
Steps Related to Legal/Regulatory Issue
30
15%
Steps to investigate and proceed after confirmation of allegation
of legal/regulatory issue are clearly articulated.
State Board Recovery Program
25
12.5%
Overview of your state-board recovery program if applicable; or
a type of recovery program you would like to have implemented
in your state if there is no program in place is clearly
articulated.
Strategies
30
15%
Strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of healthcare
related to the legal/regulatory issue are clearly articulated.
Evidence
30
15%
Minimum of three scholarly, empirical evidence sources
supporting your issue.
Conclusion
30
15%
Concluding statements summarizing content are present.
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format
10
5%
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly
10

5. 5%
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed
5
2.5%
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.
Total
200
100
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.
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Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
Exceptional
(100%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance
Exceeds
(88%)
Very good or high level of performance
Meets
(80%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance
Needs Improvement
(38%)
Poor or failing level of performance
Developing
(0)
Unsatisfactory level of performance
Content
Possible Points = 175 Points

6. Introduction clearly introduces the legal/regulatory issue and
assignment purpose.
30 Points
26 Points
24 Points
11 Points
0 Points
Introduction introduces the legal/regulatory issue and purpose
of assignment clearly.
Introduction introduces the legal/regulatory issue with minor
lack of clarity or elements.
Introduction of the legal/regulatory issue lacks occasional
important element or specificity.
Introduction of the legal/regulatory issue has multiple instances
of inaccuracies.
Introduction of the legal/regulatory issue is not present.
Identification of steps related to legal/regulatory issue is clearly
articulated.
30 Points
26 Points
24 Points
11 Points
0 Points
Identification of steps to investigate and proceed related to the
legal/regulatory issue is articulated clearly with no inaccuracy.
Identification of steps to investigate and proceed related to the
legal/regulatory issue is articulated with rare inaccuracy.
Identification of steps to investigate and proceed related to the
legal/regulatory issue lacks occasional important elements or

7. specificity.
Identification of steps to investigate and proceed related to the
legal/regulatory issue has multiple instances of inaccuracies.
Identification of steps to investigate and proceed is not present.
State board recovery program is clearly articulated.
25 Points
22 Points
20 Points
10 Points
0 Points
Overview of state- board recovery program is clearly articulated
with no inaccuracy.
Overview of state-board recovery program is articulated with
rare inaccuracy.
Overview of state-board recovery program lacks occasional
important elements or specificity.
Overview of state-board recovery program has multiple
instances of inaccuracies.
Overview of state-board recovery program is not present.
Strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of healthcare
related to the legal/regulatory issue are clearly articulated.
30 Points
26 Points
24 Points
11 Points
0 Points
Strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of healthcare
related to the legal/regulatory issue are clearly articulated with
no inaccuracy.
Strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of healthcare
related to the legal/regulatory issue are clearly articulated with
rare inaccuracy.
Strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of healthcare

8. related to the legal/regulatory issue lack occasional important
elements or specificity.
Strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of healthcare
related to the legal/regulatory issue have multiple instances of
inaccuracies.
Strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of healthcare
related to the legal/regulatory issue are not present.
At least three empirical, scholarly evidence sources to support
project included.
30 Points
26 Points
24 Points
11 Points
0 Points
At least three empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting
your issue included.
Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your issue
included with rare inaccuracy; or only two sources included.
Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your issue
lack occasional important element or specificity; or less than
two sources included.
Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your issue
have multiple instances of inaccuracies.
Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your issue are
not present.
Concluding statements summarizing content are present.
30 Points
26 Points
24 Points

9. 11 Points
0 Points
Concluding statements summarizing content are present and
accurate.
Concluding statements summarizing content are present with
rare inaccuracy or missing elements.
Concluding statements summarizing content lack occasional
important element or specificity.
Concluding statements summarizing content has multiple
instances of inaccuracies.
Concluding statements summarizing content are missing.
Content Subtotal
_____ of 175 points
Format
Possible Points = 20 points
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.
10 points
9 points
8 points
4 points
0 points
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format
with 1-2 exceptions.
There are 3-4 APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or
reference page(s).
There are 5APA format errors in the text, title page, and/or

10. reference page(s).
There are 6 or more frequent APA format errors in the text, title
page, and reference page(s).
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.
10–9 points
9 points
8 points
4 points
0 points
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly
with minimal exceptions.
Ideas and information from other sources are cited with
occasional errors.
Ideas and information from other sources are cited with
numerous errors.
Ideas and information from other sources are not cited.
Grammar
Possible Points = 5 points
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
0 points
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed
with 1-2 exceptions.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are

11. consistent with formal written work with 3-4 exceptions.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
consistent with formal written work with 5 exceptions.
Rules of grammar, spelling, words usage, and punctuation are
followed with 6 or more numerous exceptions.
Format Subtotal
_____ of 25 points
Total Points
_____ of 200 points
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