THE NURSE AS HEALTH PROMOTER& CARE PROVIDER.

THE NURSE AS HEALTH PROMOTER& CARE PROVIDER. (Chapter 7 from Blais) PS-3 REFRENCE. 1 ST REFRENCE BOOK IS PROFESSINONAL NURSING PRACTICE : CONCEPT AND PERSPECTIVES (7TH EDITION) BLAIS K. &HAYES, J 2016. You may choose other 2 refrence CAN NOT BE OLDER THEN 5 YEARS OLD. Thank you. CURRENT NURSING PRACTICE PAPER A. Guidelines: 1. Students will write a short paper on an assigned current topic in nursing, exploring the nursing literature on the topic. 2. Length: not more than four or five pages, including title page and reference list. 3. Demonstration of correct APA format and writing style is an essential component of the paper. Appropriate grammar, syntax and spelling are expected. 4. References: Three references are required. Appropriate references include professional nursing journals, in electronic or print format, evidenced based professional web-sites, and nursing textbooks; however, only one reference may be from a nursing textbook. According to APA guidelines, “NO” reference may be more than five (5) years old unless it is considered a classic and permission to use the article has been received from your faculty mentor. (Please check with your faculty mentor if you have any questions about which publications would be considered “classics”). Ask your faculty mentor to approve your references. 5. The paper must be submitted electronically into turnitin.com prior to the due date and time in order to check for plagiarism. It may take 24hrs to get the results back so ensure this part is completed prior to the due date of the paper. The student will include a copy of the turnitin.com summary & the originality report when uploading into blackboard. 6. The paper is due on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 7:00am to your faculty mentor by email. Please allow enough time because points will be deducted for late submissions. Please submit the attachments (see: a thru e) in ONE EMAIL as separate attachments not separate emails. Label each attachment as follows: N200, Jane Smith, Paper, etc). a. Paper (separate attachment) b. Reference List (separate attachment) c. Research articles (include all articles in one attachment) d. Grading Rubric (separate attachment) e. Turnitin.com summary & originality report (separate attachment) 7. Timeliness: Submission after the designated TIME and/or DATE will result in a loss of TEN points. Thereafter, a loss of ten points every school day that it is late, to a maximum of 50 points. 8. An example of organization of the paper follows: a. Title page b. Introductory paragraph explaining to the reader what the topic/question is. For example, if the paper is about Medicaid, the first paragraph could describe what Medicaid is and why it is important in the healthcare system. c. Body of the paper consisting of three or four paragraphs, describing what was discovered in the literature review about the topic. For example, if the topic concerned pros and cons of the Medicaid System, then discussing what the literature says, (avoid giving your personal opinion). d. Summary: For the concluding paragraph, a few sentences summarizing the main points of the paper. e. Separate page for the reference list, giving all sources cited in the text of the paper. B. Directions for Submitting Paper to Turnitin.com You are required to submit your current nursing practice paper to turnitin.com and generate an originality report and a similarity index. Below are some directions for using turnitin.com Be sure you complete your paper early enough to allow time for you to submit and obtain the originality report. Only submit the paper once to turnitin.com. You may need to discuss results of your originality report with your faculty mentor. It may take 24 hours to obtain your summary and originality report, so make sure you do this before the paper is due. 1. Do not submit your paper with the reference page to turnitin.com as this will increase the similarity percentage on the report. 2. When you receive your summary and originality report, print it out and submit as an attachment with your paper on the due date. The turnitin.com summary and complete originality report must be submitted with the paper along with the similarity report by the due date and time. 3. Submit your paper to turnitin by uploading your Word document into turnitin.com Directions: 1. Log onto turnitin.com and enroll as a STUDENT. You will be prompted to create your own username and password. 2 4. Click on N200 Fall 2016 and you will see Current Nursing Topics Paper 5. Submit your paper to turnitin.com by a file download, leaving off the reference page. If you have never used or forgot how to submit a paper to turnitin.com, then I recommend that you log onto the website and click on the "Help Center" and click on "Submitting Papers as a Student." You can print the directions. GRADING TOOL FOR CURRENT TOPICS PAPER Criteria and qualities Expectation Point Value Title Page Title descriptive of topic addressed in paper (positioned in the upper half of the page). Running head included (positioned at top of pages). APA format followed. 5 points Introduction The topic is introduced & defined and the groundwork is laid as to the direction of the report and significance of topic key points. 10 points Body: Flow of the report The report goes from general ideas to specific conclusions. Transitions tie sections together, as well as adjacent paragraphs. 10 points Body (Coverage of content) The appropriate content in consideration is covered in depth without being redundant. Sources are cited for all referenced materials. 15 points Summary: A synthesis of ideas The author is able to succinctly summarize the major points. Insights into the problem are appropriate. Conclusions are strongly supported in the report. 10 points Clarity of writing Writing is crisp, clear, and succinct. 5 points APA Format: Text References are appropriately cited within the paper using correct APA Format 10 points APA Format: Ref List References matched the citations, and are in correct APA format. 15 points References: appropriate to topic and reference page included with paper 10 points Acceptable turnitin.com summary report with originality report 5 points Correct Electronic Submission via email to faculty mentor Label each attachment as follows: N200, Student’s Name, & Name of Attachment a. Paper (separate attachment) b. Reference List (separate attachment) c. Research articles (include all articles in one attachment) d. Grading Rubric (separate attachment) e. Turnitin.com summary & originality report (in one attachment) 5 points Timeliness Submitted by date and time (deduction of 10 points/day for late papers –up to a maximum of 50 points. All work must demonstrate correct spelling, syntax, & grammar, if not the student can lose up to 10 points. Total Grade Comments: