NUR 350 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
This milestone focuses on the community characteristics portion of the community assessment. The community assessment is the final written assignment for
this course. In any scholarly endeavor, clinical investigation, professional practice, or exploration of a scholarly topic, it is vital that you use scholarly evidence
to support your analyses. Careful thought and planning are required when creating a health strategy that arises from a community assessment. You must use
reliable sources and correct APA formatting. You must incorporate all instructor feedback into the final project.
For this milestone, provide a summary of the community characteristics portion of your community assessment, which will be submitted later in the course.
By completing this milestone, you will be able to more clearly develop and articulate relevant information needed to complete the final project.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be included:
Discuss the general community characteristics, such as historical development and geographic boundaries Describe demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the community Identify and describe key groups that exist within the community, with an emphasis on vulnerable groups Identify specific health concerns for identified groups within the community
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Milestone One must be 3–4 pages in length (not including cover or reference pages). Use APA formatting for the reference list and in-text citations.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Characteristics Meets “Proficient” criteria
and offers great insights
about how the historical
development may impact the
role of the nurse
Comprehensively discusses
characteristics of the
community, including
historical development and
geographic boundaries
Discusses community
characteristics but with gaps
in detail
Does not discuss community
characteristics
20
Describing Demographic
Characteristics
Meets “Proficient” criteria and bases description on
multiple sources of evidence
Describes the community in
terms of demographics,
focusing on the
socioeconomic climate and
utilizing census data
Describes the community in
terms of demographics but
with issues in clarity and
detail
Does not clearly describe
demographics or
socioeconomic climate
30
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Community
Groups Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides keen insight on
the vulnerability of specific
groups
Comprehensively describes
key groups that exist within
this community, with a
particular emphasis on
vulnerability of these groups
Describes groups that exist
within community but with
issues in clarity and accuracy;
inconsistent with
demographic data presented
Does not present a clear
description of groups that exist
within community
30
Health Concerns Meets “Proficient” criteria and supports health
concerns with evidence from
data sources
Identifies specific health
concerns for key groups
identified
Identifies specific health
concerns but with issues in
clarity and accuracy. Health
concerns are inconsistent
with characteristics
presented
Does not identify specific
health concerns for key groups
within the community
10
Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations,
grammar, spelling, and
syntax and is presented in a
professional and easy-to-
read format
Submission has no major
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, or syntax
Submission has major errors
related to citations,
grammar, spelling, or syntax
that negatively impact
readability and articulation
of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, or syntax that prevent
understanding of ideas
10
Total 100%