Need 500+ words. My bias would have to be overweight people requiring special care due to resp distress after procedures requiring use of cpap coming out of surgery, or prolonged time for discharge. Forgot to include that i am on the Executive track for the MSN program. It needs to be included in the essay.

GRADING CRITERIA - Introduction 12 points - Introduction includes general statements on biases and how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes. Identify sections of the paper. Provide support from scholarly literature. Discussion of Bias 38 points - Identification of selected specialty track. Discuss how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice. Provide citations from scholarly nursing literature that support your position. Identification of Personal Bias 6 points - Identify one personal bias that you have. Identify if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature.

Strategy to Reduce Bias 19 points - Develop one strategy to reduce bias. Self-Reflection 32 points - Provide a self-reflection regarding what was learned from completing this assessment. APA Format 12 points - Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section or topic of the paper (one deduction for each type of APA style error). Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly. A minimum of two (2) scholarly references are used. Writing Mechanics 6 points - Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual. For this assignment first person may be used.

GRADING RUBRIC - Introduction 12 Points - Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: General statements on biases, General statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and profession, Identification of sections of the paper and Support from scholarly literature. Discussion of Bias (first person may be used) 38 Points - Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: Identifies selected specialty track, Discusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice and Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature.

Identification of Personal Bias (first person may be used) 6 Points - Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: Identifies one personal bias, Identifies if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature. Strategy to Reduce Bias (first person may be used) 19 Points - Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise: Develops one strategy to reduce bias. Self-Reflection (first person may be used) 32 Points - Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment and Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice.

APA Format 12 Points - APA guidelines, as per the 6th edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the title page; running head; body of paper (including citations and headings); and reference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 0 to 1 APA error is present. References and Page Length. Note: Students are to use at least two (2) scholarly references current within 5 years. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least one but no more than two pages. Writing Mechanics 6 Points - 1–2 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual. For this assignment, first person may be used.