Grief and Final Reflections

NURS 3261 Nursing of Older Adults
Submit by 2359 Saturday of Week 5.
Name: Date:
Overview: Grief and Final Reflections
You will first read and respond to a statement about grief, reflecting the experience of
someone in your professional or personal life. You will also extend your statements to
reflect on the many ways in which grief manifests itself. Note that you will reference
readings from the course about grief and will use APA style throughout. (see rubric)
Then, as a self-evaluation for the course, you will return to the "Competency: Care of
Adults 65+" survey completed at the beginning of the course and redo your assessment on
the criteria listed. Finally, you will reflect on how the course has changed your knowledge
and skills regarding the care of older adults.
Performance Objective:
 Apply gerontologic nursing principles and standards in nursing practice across the
continuum of elder care.
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Week 5– Assignment: Grief and Final Reflections

NURS 3261 Nursing of Older Adults
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the assignment, “Grief and Final Reflections.”
 Description
The first part of this final assignment is related to grief and how it is manifested. The student will
describe their observations and feelings related to a grief situation they have witnessed or been
a part of. In the process, they will identify a "saying" from the list provided and connect their
feelings or observations to the sayings. The second half of the assignment, the student will
reflect on the overall coursework and, following the prompts, describe what they have learned in
the course. The student's progress toward meeting the Geriatric Competencies will be measured
by taking the survey from Module 1 again and comparing results.
 Rubric Detail
Levels of Achievement
Criteria Accomplished Proficient Needs
Improvement
Part 1- A Grief Saying
Activity Confidentialit
Weight 10.00%
100 %
Initials instead on
names
0 % 0 %
Needs
Improvement Use
of names other
than student (0
points)
Description of situation
Weight 10.00%
100 %
Clear and organized
60 %
Sketchy
0 %
Poorly written,
difficult to follow (0
points)
Personal reaction to saying
Weight 15.00%
100 %
Clear description of
student;'s personal
reaction to saying,
including emotional
response
60 %
Sketchy
description of
reaction to
saying
0 %
Limited or poor
description of
reaction to
saying(0 points)
Connection made to chosen
saying
Weight 10.00%
100 %
Strong connection to
saying
60 %
Some
connection to
saying
0 %
Weak or no
connection to
saying (0 points)
Reflections on grief
manifestations Descriptions
of manifestations
Weight 15.00%
100 %
3+ manifestation
descriptions
60 %
One to two
manifestations
descriptions
0 %
No manifestations
described, or poor
descriptions (0
points)
Examples from sayings
Weight 10.00%
100 %
2+ specific examples
from sayings
60 %
1 specific
example from
sayings
0 %
No specific
examples from
sayings (0 points)
Spelling/grammar/
punctuation and use of APA
format)
Weight 5.00%
100 %
No errors
70 %
1-3 errors
0 %
points) More than
3 errors (0 points)
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Levels of Achievement
Criteria Accomplished Proficient Needs
Improvement
Part 2-Final Reflections
Change in knowledge and
skills
Weight 15.00%
100 %
Clear description,
specific examples
66.66666 %
Clear
description, no
specific
examples
0 %
No statement
about change (0
points)
Future professional
development
Weight 10.00%
100 %
Specific relevant
activities
50 %
Broad
statement of
intentions
0 %
No future steps
described (0
points)
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