Nurses have to be knowledgeable consumers of information. Therefore, it is important to critically evaluate messages presented in the media and understand whose interests are being represented.

For this assignment, you will choose a health care issue and examine 2 different positions.

Complete the following:

• Compare and contrast the coverage of the issue.
• Consider who is reporting the issue and how is the issue being covered.
• Was the message effective?
• Was it accurate?
• Support your paper with evidence from at least 5 recent scholarly articles or sources.

Write 5–7 pages, excluding the title and reference pages, following the APA Expectations document for the College of Nursing.

Please click into this APA Style for CTU Students link for help with APA formatting. Use the CTU Writing Style Guide (templates provided) – not the Introductory Writing Style Guide.

Individual Project Rubric

The Individual Project(IP) Grading rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project grading rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component for the IP. It’s the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP. Individual Project Grading Rubric

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