Long-term Care Nursing Health, Medicine, Nursing Essay

Written Assignment: Scholarly Paper (30%)



Due Date: Hard copy to be submitted the Week of March 2nd at the beginning of class



Assignment Purpose:



The purpose of this assignment is to perform a review of scholarly information on a selected professional nursing topic and describe the implications for nursing practice with patients/families/communities.



The following is a guide to help you organize your written assignment. You are strongly encouraged to refer to the Assignment Evaluation Rubric (see Evaluation Measures Grading Criteria and the Written Assignment folder in the course BB Learn site) for further guidelines and expectations for completing this assignment.



Assignment Format



• Select a topic of interest that you wish to explore (see Appendix A). You may choose to explore a topic that is not listed; however, you must get approval from your professor in writing prior to the start of this assignment.

• There may be a limitation to the number of students allowed to write about each topic.

• Research literature and theory should be utilized to support the paper. A minimum of 3 scholarly journal articles (North American) from within the last 5 years (reflects current information) must be utilized to support the paper. At least 2 of the 3 articles must come from the nursing literature. A Standard of Practice or Best Practice Guideline may be used as one of the articles.

• The body of the essay will be a maximum of four (4) pages in length, double spaced (12 font), excluding title page and reference list.













Essay Components



• Title Page

• Introduction

o Clearly describe a specific topic/issue and its relevance to professional nursing with patients/families/communities. Develop and articulate a clear thesis statement to explore within the paper.

• Discuss the challenges that patients/families/communities & nurses face in Canada in the situations/conditions.

• Identify the role of the nurse in addressing challenges and improving quality and safety of care in the situations/conditions.

• Conclusion

o Provide a clear, concise summary of your findings and implications

• References

o Include all sources cited in the paper.

o APA 6th edition format (second print)



Essay Guidelines:

 A list of topics and a marking rubric are available below.

 All papers must be submitted at the start of class in a sealed envelope. Include only your student number on the outside as your identification. Please also include the course title and the professor’s name.

 Grammar and spelling are important. Marks will be deducted for each grammatical or spelling error so please proof read and spell check your paper.

 A scholarly approach to referencing ideas and thoughts of others is required. For any information that is not general knowledge, cite a source both in the text and in your reference list.

 Please review the policies of St. Clair College and of the University of Windsor on plagiarism. Links to the websites are posted on Blackboard™. Plagiarized papers will be dealt with according to these policies.

 Assignments (all elements) are due on the dates specified unless arrangements are made with the professor at least 5 days in advance of the due date.

 The penalty for a late assignment is a 5% deduction per day to a maximum of 25%. After 5 days, the assignment will receive a mark of zero.



What to Upload and submit in the Course BB Learn site (three elements)

Your assignment

Written comments explaining the reason for each similarity in the Safe Assign Originality Report

Your signed Statement of Academic Honesty. A Statement of Academic Honesty Word file is located in the Assignment BB Learning Module

*******All of the above (a, b, and c) must be submitted to avoid late submission deductions.



Refer also to the BB Learn course site Written Assignment folder for questions and answers about the Written Assignment.



Suggested Topics

Note: If there is a topic not shown below in the pre-approved list, that you have an interest in and want to explore, you must get approval from the professor in writing before beginning your paper.



Medical Assistance in Dying

Legalization of Cannabis

Community Nursing

Acute Care Nursing

Long-term Care Nursing

Rehabilitation Nursing

Palliative Care Nursing

Public Health Nursing

Social Determinants of Health

Nursing Leadership

Organizational Culture

Quality Improvement

Patient Safety

Communication

Collaboration

Working with Families

Nursing Informatics



APPENDIX B: RUBRIC FOR NURS1120 SCHOLARLY PAPER W2020

Student Name/Number: ______________________________ Topic:________________________

Criteria Exemplary Competent Emerging Mark

Introduction



Purpose of paper is clear

Relevance to professional nursing

13-15 points

Demonstrates the ability to construct and communicate a clear, focused introduction

Importance of topic discussed

Thesis statement is clear

10-12.9 points

Some demonstration of the ability to construct and communicate a clear, focused introduction

Importance of topic unclear

Thesis statement is unclear 0 – 9.9points

Limited or no demonstration of ability to construct and communicate a clear, focused introduction

Thesis statement unclear or absent



/10



Challenges to Nurses/Patients/Families/

Communities 27.0 - 30 points

Demonstration of problem and population clearly identified & supported with literature

Challenges to patients/families/communities & nurses clearly identified & supported by literature

21.0 – 26.9 points

Demonstration of problem and population clearly identified

Limited evidence of the problem

0-20.9 points

Problem not clearly identified Population not clearly identified

Evidence is not clear to support problem





/30

Role of the nurse in in addressing challenges and improving quality and safety of care in the situations/conditions.



27.0 - 30 points

Role clearly identified and supported with appropriate research literature

Clear link to quality and safety

21.0-26.9 points

Role fairly well identified and supported with appropriate research literature

Link to quality and safety is weal 0-20.9 points

Role not clearly identified and lacks support from appropriate research literature

Link to quality and safety is not evident





/30

Conclusion 8.0-10 points

Well written – highlights ideas presented in paper in a scholarly manner 6.0-7.9 points

Lacks presentation of important ideas in paper 0-5.9 points

Limited or inadequate information presented



/10

Grammar/ spelling

Writing style is appropriate for target audience 8.0 – 10 points

Superior creativity; no referencing, spelling or grammar errors 6.0-7.9 points

Adequate creativity; some referencing, spelling and grammar errors 0 – 5.9 points

Lacks creativity; many referencing, spelling and grammar errors







/10



APA

1 mark deducted for each type of APA error



/10

SafeAssign Report must be submitted with assignment- the assignment is incomplete without the similarity report



Grade /100

Comments:

APPENDIX B: RUBRIC FOR NURS1120 SCHOLARLY PAPER W2020                    

Student Name/Number: ______________________________      Topic:________________________