This is a graded discussion: 50 points possible due Jan 6, 2021 Week 1: Comparison of the DNP and PhD Roles in Nursing Only in collaboration, can DNP and PhD scholars support the delivery of safe, cost efficient, evidence-based quality health care. Reflect upon the roles of the practice and research scholar to answer the following questions. Compare and contrast      the roles of the practice (DNP) and research (PhD) scholar . How do these roles complement      one another in translating research into practice ? How could these roles add      value in addressing a practice problem at your workplace ? Please review the Graduate      Discussion Grading Guidelines and Rubric (Links to an external site.)for complete discussion requirements. DNP Discussion Guidelines and Rubric Purpose The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising knowledge regarding advanced nursing practice. Scholarly information obtained from credible sources as well as professional communication are required. Application of information to professional experiences promotes the analysis and use of principles, knowledge, and information learned and related to real-life professional situations. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared. Due Date The initial posting to the graded collaborative discussions is due by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Peer and faculty responses are due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. All posts for Week 8 are due by the close of class on Saturday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Please note that the late assignment policy does not apply to the collaborative discussions. Discussion Criteria  I. Application of Course Knowledge : The student post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from personal experience or examples from the healthcare field. The student must accurately and fully discuss the topic for the week in addition to providing personal or professional examples. The student must completely answer the entire initial question. II. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue : The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue. a. Peer Response: The student responds substantively to at least one topic-related post by a student peer. A substantive post adds content or insights or asks a question that will add to the learning experience and/or generate discussion.  · A post of “I agree” with a repeat of the other student’s post does not count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive post. • The peer response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.  • The peer response must occur before Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.  • The peer response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information .

1. This is a graded discussion:
50 points possible
due
Jan 6, 2021
Week 1: Comparison of the DNP and PhD Roles in Nursing
Only in collaboration, can DNP and PhD scholars support the
delivery of safe, cost efficient, evidence-based quality health
care. Reflect upon the roles of the practice and research scholar
to answer the following questions.
Compare
and
contrast
the
roles of the
practice (DNP)
and
research (PhD) scholar
.
How do these roles
complement one another in translating research into practice
?
How could these roles
add value in addressing a practice problem at your
workplace
?

2. Please review the Graduate Discussion Grading Guidelines
and Rubric (Links to an external site.)for complete discussion
requirements.
DNP Discussion Guidelines and Rubric
Purpose
The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage
faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the
student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically
appraising knowledge regarding advanced nursing practice.
Scholarly information obtained from credible sources as well as
professional communication are required. Application of
information to professional experiences promotes the analysis
and use of principles, knowledge, and information learned and
related to real-life professional situations. Meaningful dialogue
among faculty and students fosters the development of a
learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are
shared.
Due Date
The initial posting to the graded collaborative discussions is
due by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Peer and faculty responses
are due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. All posts for Week 8 are
due by the close of class on Saturday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
Please note that the late assignment policy does not apply to the
collaborative discussions.

3. Discussion Criteria
I.
Application of Course Knowledge
: The student post contributes unique perspectives or insights
gleaned from personal experience or examples from the
healthcare field. The student must accurately and fully discuss
the topic for the week in addition to providing personal or
professional examples. The student must completely answer the
entire initial question.
II.
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue
: The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to
further dialogue.
a. Peer Response: The student responds substantively to at least
one topic-related post by a student peer. A substantive post adds
content or insights or asks a question that will add to the
learning experience and/or generate discussion.
· A post of “I agree” with a repeat of the other student’s post
does not count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow
posts does not equal a substantive post.
• The peer response must occur on a separate day from the
initial posting.
• The peer response must occur before Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
• The peer response does not require a scholarly citation and
reference unless the information is summarized and/or direct
quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply.
b. Faculty Response: The student responds substantively to at

4. least one question by course faculty. The faculty question may
be directed to the student, to another student, or to the entire
class.
· A post of “I agree” with a repeat of the faculty’s post does not
count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does
not equal a substantive post.
· The faculty response must occur on a separate day from the
initial posting.
· Responses to the faculty member must occur by Sunday, 11:59
p.m. MT.
· This response does not require a scholarly citation and
reference unless the information is summarized and/or direct
quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply.
III.
Integration of Evidence:
The student post provides support from a minimum of at least
three (3) sources which may include assigned readings,
or
weekly module content,
or
outside scholarly sources. The scholarly source when used is:
1) evidence-based, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) published within
the last 5 years, and 4) an in-text citation. The student initial
response to the graded discussion must include at least 1 source.
Responses to peer and/or faculty, citations and references are
included when information is summarized/synthesized and/or
direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then
apply.

5. 1. It is important that student utilizes support from the literature
that is grounded in the literature providing sources relevant to
the discussion posting. One source may come from the online
weekly content.
2. Scholarly Sources
• Two (2) scholarly sources should be used in the discussion
board assignments across the week.
• These include peer-reviewed publications.
• Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources. However, in
some assignments, support from textbooks may be used on a
limited basis when accompanied with additional scholarly
sources if specified in the assignment guidelines or with
instructor approval.
• Scholarly sources may be present in the weekly readings and
students may choose to utilize these.
• Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website or blogs should not be used.
• Sources should be no more than five years old unless they are
historical or seminal references or approved by your instructor.
3. Literature Sources:
• Grey literature is scholarly but not peer-reviewed. These
resources can be used but do not meet requirements for peer-
reviewed sources.
• Refer to the assignment guidelines to determine which grey
literature sources (e.g., professional organization website, white
papers) are appropriate to be used for discussions or
assignments and would constitute receiving full credit for using

6. this resource in the paper or discussion.
• Government reports are actually part of the grey literature –
they are not peer reviewed and the government’s main purpose
is not the publication of literature.
• Internet resources on dissertations, a form of grey literature,
provide additional views on the scholarly level of this literature
• Papers written for Chamberlain College of Nursing should be
the student’s original work and contain no more than one short
quotation for every three pages or as designated in the
assignment guidelines. Quotations should be avoided if
possible.
(Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers, 2018)
IV.
Professionalism in Communication
: The post presents information in logical, meaningful, and
understandable sequence, and is clearly relevant to the
discussion topic. Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are
accurate.
V.
Wednesday Participation Requirement
: The student provides a substantive response to the graded
discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty
(not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of
each week.
VI.
Total Participation Requirement
: The student provides at least three substantive posts (one to
the initial question or topic, one to

7. a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different
days during the week.
Discussion Criteria
Highest Level of Performance
A
Very Good or High Level of Performance
B
Acceptable Level of Performance
C
Failing Level of Performance
F
10 points
9 points

8. 8 points
0 points
Application of Course Knowledge:
Answers the initial discussion question(s)/topic(s),
demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the concepts
for the week.
Addresses
all
aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying
experiences, knowledge, and understanding.
Addresses
most
aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying
experiences, knowledge, and understanding.
Addresses
some
aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying
experiences, knowledge, and understanding
.
Does not address the initial question(s).

9. 10 points
9 points
8 points
0 points
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue With Peers and Faculty:
The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to
further dialogue.
Responds to a student peer
AND
course faculty furthering the dialogue by providing more
information and clarification, thereby adding
much
depth to the discussion.
Responds to a student peer
AND
course faculty furthering the dialogue by adding
some
depth to the discussion.

10. Responds to a student peer
and/or
course faculty, adding
minimal
depth to the discussion.
No response post to another student or course faculty.
10 points
9 points
8 points
0 points
Integration of Evidence:
Includes assigned readings,
or
weekly module content,
or
outside scholarly sources.
Includes three sources to support concepts for the week.

11. A scholarly source is defined on page 2 of these guidelines.
These sources may be evident across the 3 postings.
Sources are credited.*
At least 3 sources to support posts.
Sources
are credited.*
At least 2 sources to support posts.
Sources are credited.*
At least 1 source to support posts.
No scholarly source provided to support posts.
10 points
9 points
8 points
0 points

12. Professionalism in Communication
Presents information using clear and concise language in an
organized manner (0–1 error patterns in English grammar,
spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
Presents information using clear and concise language in an
organized manner (2–3 error patterns in English grammar,
spelling, syntax, and punctuation).
Presents information using understandable language;
information is not organized
4-5 error patterns in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and
punctuation).
Presents information that is not clear, logical, professional, or
organized to the point that the reader has difficulty
understanding the post 6 or more error patterns in English
grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or punctuation).
5 points
0 points

13. Participation Wednesday Response:
Responds to initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59
p.m. MT.
Posts a substantive response to the initial discussion
question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
Does not post a substantive response to the initial discussion
question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
5 points
0 points
Total Participation
Responses:
Participates in the discussion thread at least three times on at
least 2 different days.
Posts in the discussion at least three times
AND

14. on two different days during the discussion week.
Posts fewer than three times
OR
does not participate on at least two different days during the
discussion week.
NOTE: To receive credit for a week's discussion, students may
begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before
each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most
weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week's
assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT.
Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59
p.m. MT Saturday.
A zero is the lowest score that a student can be assigned.
Faculty may submit any collaborative discussion posting to
Turnitin in order to verify originality.
* Using APA style and formatting, in text citations are included
for all sources. Matching references are included for all in-text
citations. Due to the formatting constraints of Canvas,
references included in the discussion must include complete
information. Canvas will not allow a hanging indent; it is not
required.
(Rev 6_5 Subcommittee,
Rev 10/9/19 faculty/subcommittee, Rev 10/23/19 DNP Faculty
meeting )