Current Issues/Trends PowerPoint Presentation

You must use the . Failure to use the template will result in a 40-point deduction from your grade.

Assignment Requirements

  • Do not use infographiccreation websites (e.g., Canva, Piktochart, Visme, Venngage, Infogram, Slideshare). These platforms produce imagebased presentations that Turnitin cannot read, which may result in a missing similarity score and a grade of zero.
  • Your presentation must be created in PowerPoint and then converted to a PDF with speaker notes visible.

Formatting Guidelines

  • Submit one PDF file to the Dropbox.
  • Speaker notes must be included within the PDF. Notes submitted separately (email or additional files) will not be accepted.
  • After uploading, you are responsible for opening your file to confirm that speaker notes appear correctly. If notes are missing, the assignment will be graded without them.
  • Use the Turnitin Plagiarism Check before submitting. Scores above 25% may result in point deductions or a zero.

Presentation Topics

Choose one of the following (no approval needed). Custom topics require prior faculty approval:

  • Nursing during an epidemic, pandemic, or natural disaster
  • Social medias impact on the nursing image and public education
  • Substance abuse in nursing (impaired nursing)
  • Collective bargaining and its effects on the profession
  • Workplace harassment and violence in nursing
  • Technological impact on patient outcomes (choose one):
    • Telehealth
    • Health applications
    • Electronic wearables

Unapproved topics may result in a zero.

Required Slide Sequence

  1. Title Slide
  2. Why the Topic Was Chosen
  3. Impact on Nursing Practice
  4. Current Relevance
  5. Clinical Practice Integration
  6. Plan for Lobbying (what you would lobby for and how)
  7. Conclusion
  8. References Slide

Do not add slides or change headings.

Slide Content Requirements

  • Use bullet points on all content slides (not on title or references).
  • Each slide must include one image that directly supports the slide topic.
    • Images must enhance the content, not replace it.
    • Infographics or textheavy visuals are not allowed.
  • Each content slide must include speaker notes of 45 sentences, expanding on each bullet point.
    • Do not place speaker notes on the slide itself.
  • Delete all template instructions before submitting.

Research Requirements

  • Include 45 peerreviewed research articles published within the last 5 years.
  • Do not use blogs, chats, university websites, or Wikipedia.
  • Follow current APA style.

Saving Your PowerPoint as a PDF With Notes

  1. Open your PowerPoint file and select File.
  2. Choose Print and ensure Print All Slides and Print Slides With Notes are selected.
  3. Select Save As and choose PDF.
  4. Click More Options, then Options.
  5. Under Publish What, select Notes Pages (not Slides).
  6. Click OK.
  7. Check Open file after publishing and choose either Standard or Minimum Size.
  8. Click Save.

You will need to follow these steps below to save your PowerPoint so that your speaker notes are visible:

  1. Open your PPT and go to file in top left corner.
  2. Click print option. Make sure “print all slides” and “print slides with notes” is selected.
  3. Go to Save As on the left hand side and be sure you save as a PDF.
  4. Under your save as selection, click more options. Select the Options button and click the Publish What pull-down and then select Notes Pages. (If you click slides it will not show the speaker notes)
  5. Click OK.
  6. Complete your selection process by checking Open file after publishing and selecting the Optimize for: Standard and Minimum Size choices.
  7. Click on Save next to the Tools button at the bottom of the box
  8. Rubric: Week 8 PowerPoint Presentation
    Week 8 PowerPoint Presentation
    Criteria Ratings Pts
    This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification, definition, and description of topic, background & why topic was chosen 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsProvides an exemplary and insightful analysis of the identification, definition, description and background of the topic & why it was chosen

  9. Current Relevance 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsPresents an exemplary and insightful analysis of the current relevance of the issue and trend in nursing

    Clinical Practice Integration 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsPresents an exemplary and insightful analysis of how the current issue and trend is integrated into clinical nursing practice
    Plan for lobbying 24 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsPresents an exemplary and insightful analysis of the importance of lobbying legislators or local government for support funding. Offers detailed and specific examples of current legislation regarding the effect on current clinical practice settings
    Creativity and Professionalism 10 ptsMeets or Exceeds ExpectationsIncludes an exemplary visual presentation (i.e. data, graphs & clip arts) to capture the audience in slides/presentation. Writing contains no spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. References and citations contain no APA errors. Sources include peer-reviewed, research-based articles, within last 5 years

Requirements: 11 slideshow pages

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