Culture that supports evidence-based management

Culture that supports evidence-based management

Culture that supports evidence-based management

Write a letter to the editor of a peer reviewed professional nursing, medical, or health care administration journal (that publishes letters to the editor) in response to an article or study published within the last month. Do not select an editorial or a regular column. Choose an article or study on a topic that you are passionate about.

 

The letter should be brief, substantive, and succinct, and present a perspective that is different and contributes to the literature. The topic should be related to leadership and leadership strategies to improve health care quality and patient or client outcome (e.g., leadership, evidence-based decision-making, patient-safety culture, workforce and workplace issues, conflict management, team building, staffing, nurse fatigue, creating a culture that supports evidence-based management, leading effective teams). Culture that supports evidence-based management

Upload your letter to the assignment drop box by the scheduled due date with a copy of the author’s guidelines for the selected journal.

Submit your letter to the selected journal after reviewing your graded assignment. . Paste a copy of the submitted version, with the name of the journal and the date submitted on the Final Letter to the Editor DB. Please notify your faculty and coach if your letter is accepted for publication and add the publication to your resume.

Guidelines:

1. Write articulately in response to a publication within the last month.

1. Use no more than one double-spaced page (or the word limit specified in the selected journal).

1. Write a letter that is brief, substantive, and succinct.

1. Follow the published guidelines for letters to the editor in the selected journal (e.g. word limit, to whom to submit, how to submit, and reference guidelines). If the journal does not provide guidelines for letters, refer to the journal’s guidelines for authors.

1. Write the letter in the style used by the journal you selected (e.g., APA, MLA, AMA).

1. Include at least one primary reference in addition to the reference for the article to which you are a responding. Include a copy of the journal’s letter to the editor publishing guidelines when submitting the assignment.

1. Establish your expertise and platform for responding. Your expertise includes your clinical and/or administrative experience. Do not specify that you are writing as a student in your signature.

1. Identify why you’ve chosen to respond to this article (e.g. dissenting view point, alternate perspective, additional perspective). Do not indicate that you are writing to complete a school assignment.

1. Present a perspective that is different and contributes to the literature.

1. Provide supporting documentation from the literature for your rationale and/or perspective.

1. Identify why your response is important to nursing leadership or leadership in health care

1. Offer a suggestion(s) for further action.

1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills.

1. Demonstrate effective writing principles (e.g., spelling, grammar, punctuation).

1. Follow appropriate business letter standards (e.g., include the correct name, credentials, and email address of the editor; include your name, credentials, and email address.)

Note: refer to the sample Letter to the Editor in Blackboard and sample letters in journals that publish excellent letters to the editor (e.g., Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA), American Journal of Nursing (AJN), Journal of Nursing ScholarshipNew England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Note: A title page is not required for the Letter to the Editor assignment.

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEstablish expertise/platform for responding (12 points)
12.0 to >10.0 pts

Accomplished

Expertise for responding to article is strongly established. Flow of ideas was logical and easy to follow.

10.0 to >5.0 pts

Proficient

Expertise for responding to article is mostly strong.. Flow of ideas was mostly logical and easy to follow.

5.0 to >4.0 pts

Needs Improvement

Expertise for responding to article is somewhat strong. Flow of ideas was somewhat logical but not easy to follow.

4.0 to >0 pts

Unacceptable

Expertise for responding to article is missing or unclear Flow of ideas was illogical.

 

12.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentify rationale for responding to article or research study (e.g. dissenting view point, alternate perspective, additional perspective). (15 points)
15.0 to >12.0 pts

Accomplished

Rationale for responding to article or research study is strongly presented; perspective is clearly defined.

12.0 to >8.0 pts

Proficient

Rationale for responding to article or research study is mostly well presented; perspective is mostly clear.

8.0 to >4.0 pts

Needs Improvement

Rationale for responding to article or research study is somewhat presented; perspective is somewhat clear.

4.0 to >0 pts

Unacceptable

Rationale for responding to article or research study vague or not clearly presented; perspective is very weak.

 

15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeProvide supporting documentation from the literature (at least 1 primary reference in addition to the reference for the article to which you are responding) (12 points)
12.0 to >11.0 pts

Accomplished

Supporting documentation from literature is appropriately used/referred to in letter. One or more primary reference(s) are included.

11.0 to >8.0 pts

Proficient

Supporting documentation from literature is present. Minimum of 1 primary reference is included.

8.0 to >5.0 pts

Needs Improvement

Supporting documentation from literature is vaguely used. Minimum of 1 primary reference is included.

5.0 to >0 pts

Unacceptable

Supporting documentation from literature is missing.

 

12.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresents a perspective that is different & contributes to the literature (20 points)
20.0 to >15.0 pts

Accomplished

Perspective strongly presented that is different; contribution to the literature is clearly evident.

15.0 to >10.0 pts

Proficient

Different perspective is mostly strong; contribution to the literature is mostly evident.

10.0 to >6.0 pts

Needs Improvement

Different perspective is somewhat presented; contribution to the literature is somewhat evident.

6.0 to >0 pts

Unacceptable

Differing perspective and contribution to the literature is weakly presented or not evident.