Grand Grounds

Purpose
Grand Rounds is a professional conference used to educate a professional audience on a research topic, related
to a patient condition or situation that offers a unique or interesting learning experience. The purpose of this
assignment is to use evidence-based practice and communication skills to research and present a clinical
situation you have encountered in this course that relates to course concepts.
Related to Student learning outcome (SLO) 1,2,3,4 Promote optimal health, Nursing judgment, Professional identity, Spirit of inquiry
Related Program Competencies (Vary based on the topic the student chooses for their assignment: 4)
Audience Nursing peers interested in your scholarly work.
Due Dates Clinical instructor will determine written work due date prior to end of clinical. Poster presentation is due on Grand Rounds day.
The Presentation is based on one of the following question categories of research. Search for the appropriate
question category. Remember, the topic must have a nursing focus and not medical or disease process focus.
Ask yourself, what do nurses do about this topic?
Research question categories: Choose the most appropriate one for your clinical situation.
• A. Bio-physical concept: New or unusual conditions or treatments
The student will research new findings or breakthroughs in the care or management of a patient’s
condition or disease entity. This question should reflect new knowledge and not just basic textbook
information on the patient’s diagnosis, surgery, or collaborative treatments. Discuss health promotion or
teaching measures that might have helped this patient to avoid the identified condition or problem. This
report must discuss new knowledge and research concerning collaborative treatment or interventions
that did or could have assisted in the management of this patient. Make sure your topic relates to
nursing practices.
Example: Jet ventilation
Continuous Venus-venous hemofiltration.
New drug therapies
Written research paper criteria: (See rubric)
A. Proposal Cover Page
Purpose: Professional conferences issue a “call for proposals” and submission of objectives and a
summary are the first step whether it one applies to do a podium or poster presentation. Concise writing
using is essential to developing an abstract for a proposal.
Directions: Proposal is to be submitted with final written paper to clinical instructor for grading.
• Research question: The title of written paper and presentation.
• 2-3 Objectives: What do you want the reader to know at the end of the presentation
• Summary: This is a self-contained description of your presentation that makes sense when it stands
alone. The following points should be covered in 4-7 well written sentences.
o Motivation: Why do nurses care about the topic? What is the importance or impact of the
issue?
o Problem: What do you want us to know? What is the scope of your presentation?
B. Written Paper
Purpose: Academic writing in nursing provides written documentation of research. It is the ability to
explain a complex position to readers and yourself. The intent is to stimulate a line of thought beyond
your first impression or gut response.
Directions: Write the paper with the following components.
• Introduction: Briefly describe the clinical situation that prompted you to ask the question. (What I
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already know)
• Searching: Discuss a statement of the problem, the importance of your work, difficulty of the topic
or the impact of the issue. Why is this relevant to nurses? (What I want to know and why)
• Findings: What is the answer? How did you go about making progress on the problem? (What I
found out and how I found it out)
• Conclusion: What are the implications of your findings? Are your findings specific to a case or
generalizable? (What I learned and didn’t learn)
Format the paper as follows:
• Written report should be typed, double spaced, using a #12 font.
• Use ESWE (edited standard written English-see syllabus) for the reader to understand your message.
• 5 pages of content (does not include title page or bibliography)
• Staple the paper together (no folders please) with the cover page, ‘Turn it in’ report, completed
proposal form, title page and paper with the grading rubric.
• Minimum resource requirements: At least one internet resource, one nursing journal, and two other
references must be utilized and cited in the paper. (Hint: Students are encouraged to use relevant
resources beyond the minimum requirement)
• Citations and annotated bibliography should follow APA format.
• Annotate the bibliography: Write comments on the sources. What is the strength of the resource?
How is it relevant?
Example: Oermann, M. H. (2006). “Short written assignments for clinical nursing courses” Nurse
Educator, 31(5), 228-231.
The author describes how short written assignments can be used in clinical nursing
courses to promote the development of critical thinking skills in nursing students.

Submit the following: Checklist, proposal cover page, written paper, rubrics
Proposal Cover Page
Name__________________________
Delivery: Podium ______________Poster ____________________
Title Question:
2-3 Objectives: (number them)
Summary: (4-7 sentences)
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Proposal Rubric
Proposal grade __________________
Written grade ___________________
Presentation grade _______________
Grand Rounds Final Grade________
Grand Rounds Rubric: Range of possible points indicated in each area
Submit the correct rubric with each component of the grand rounds project to your clinical instructor
Proposal Criteria Doesn’t meet
expectations
Meets expectations Exceeds expectations Points
Awarded
(Total of 10
points)
Focus
(2 points)
Topic selection lacks a
nursing focus and
poorly explores the
guided questions for the
selected question
category.
(0)
Topic selection has a general
nursing focus and explores
some guided questions for the
selected question category.

(1)
Topic selection has a strong nursing
focus and thoroughly explores the
guided questions for the selected
question category and offers new
guided questions.
(2)
Title
(2 points)
Not stated as a question
or unclear topic.
(0)
Stated as a question to be
researched with clarity.
(1)
Stated as a question to be
researched with clarity.
(2)
Objectives
(3 points)
Do not indicate what
you want the reader to
know at the end of the
presentation.
(1)
Indicate what you want the
reader to know at the end of the
presentation.
(2)
Indicate what you want the reader
to know at the end of the
presentation and are measurable.
(3)
Abstract
(3 points)
Does not have 4-7
sentences clearly
addressing the scope
and why of the grand
rounds project.
(1)
4-7 sentences clearly
addressing the scope and why
of the grand rounds project.
(2)
4-7 sentences clearly and concisely
addressing the scope and why of the
grand rounds project.
(3)
Total points for written proposal
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Written Paper Rubric
Grand Rounds Rubric: Range of possible points indicated in each area
Submit the correct rubric with each component of the grand rounds project
Critical Thinking: Circle the question chosen for Grand Rounds.
Question A: Bio-physical concept: New or unusual conditions or treatments
• Discussion illustrates new or breakthrough treatments OR new/unusual conditions.
• Health promotion activities or teaching measures employed to prevent the identified condition.
Written
Paper
Criteria Doesn’t meet expectations Meets expectations Exceeds expectations Points
Awarded
(Total of 60
points)
Critical
thinking
(15 points)
Ideas are thoughtful and insightful
with consideration of guided
questions and addressing student
created guided questions.
(15)
Main point:
Nursing
Implications
(15 )
Nursing implications are strongly
related to practice issues. The
reader easily understands the topic
and main point of the piece of
writing and each section, paragraph,
and sentence. The reader can easily
follow how one idea relates to others
and which ideas are most important.
The reader grasps the precise
meaning of the writer’s ideas.
(15)
Research
Effort
(15 points
total)
Went above and beyond to research
information and utilized information
and ideas. Topic is covered in
depth, illustrating the use of the
nursing relevant research.
(15)
Organization
(5 points
total)
Format clearly follows introduction,
searching, finding with a strong
conclusion including what was and
was not learned. (5)
Clarity
(5 point)
Writer follows edited standard
written English (ESWE) with very
few exceptions. None of the
exceptions is seriously distracting to
the reader. (5)
Annotated
Bibliography
and followed
directions
(5 points
total)

current or specific to topic.
Resources are appropriate,
relevant, current, and specific
to topic. Standard APA format
is used correctly, and it is
somewhat annotated correctly.
(3-4)
Solicited extra sources to enhance
the project. Resources are
appropriate, relevant, current, and
specific to topic. Standard APA
format is used correctly, and it is
correctly annotated. Followed
directions for paper.
(5)
Total points for written paper
Questions (food for thought) related to research categories
A. Bio-Physical
1. Does research support the current strategies or new practice?
2. Are there studies, reviews or research related to your clinical question?
3. Do the results from your search determine whether you have the “best evidence” to guide nursing
practice for care of this patient?