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II. Purpose of Term Paper assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to provide the opportunity for students to discuss the existing knowledge and theory in an area of inquiry that has emerged from their ongoing study of nursing situations and formulate a statement of the research problem that might become the basis of their research.
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Significance of the Term Paper:
Through a process of continuous inquiry across nursing situations, the nurse accumulates particular knowledge from which questions for systematic investigation can emerge and be studied. The accumulating knowledge is tentative, takes the form of hunches (theorizing), is tested, refined, revised in practice, and generally converges around ?topics? or areas of concern. As the nurse moves back and forth between real life events of nursing practice and the scholarly literature, he/she begins to identify shortcomings or gaps in existing knowledge in the area, knowledge required to advance understanding and improve nursing practice. A statement of knowledge gap is also called a statement of the research problem (Gordon, 2006).
Developing the term paper:
Choose a clinical nursing phenomenon (revisit the topic about clinical nursing phenomenon), an area of nursing that you are passionate about. It can also be one that you have concerns about. Follow the guidelines below for writing this paper.
Guidelines: USE APA 6th Edition Format/Guidelines
I. Begin this paper by identifying a phenomenon of interest. This paper should be written in third person and appropriate documentation (citation) should be observed when appropriate.
(Please review the format following the APA 6th edition manual – https://owl.english.purdue.edu. The paper should use this outline unless otherwise discussed with corresponding course faculty.
CONTENT OF TERM PAPER (Use the bolded terms as headings)
I. Introduction: Please briefly describe the concern/interest, focusing on its value to nursing and its practice. Emphasize its practice (clinical?) significance. Provide background information about your topic/interest.
??????????Background information (why you chose this topic) (100 points)
??????????Development of the problem and its significance to your area of nursing (100 points)
??????????Description of the phenomenon of interest (200 points)
II. Literature Review (Establish the state of the art of the topic under consideration). Review the relevant literature, particularly nursing research literature by critically examining the findings, understanding reliability and validity concerns so that the state of the phenomenon you studied can be established. Be sure that the most current research is included. These should not be older than 5 years old – only literature published in 2007 to the present may be used unless the publication is a classic.
??????????Summary of each article emphasizing the salient features of the article. (250 points). Discuss and critique (compare and contrast articles. Perhaps it may best to use terms such as ?furthermore, however, regardless, Contrary to, similarly, etc.? to connect or emphasize the relationships between the salient features stressed by the author (s) of the articles reviewed). (250 points)
III. Conceptual/Theoretical Framework (Use of Middle-range Theory of Nursing – choose only those that are listed in Smith and Liehr’s book) (400 points)
??????????Cite one theoretical/conceptual framework that serves to explain, and/or describe the phenomenon you are going to study.
(For example, Mishel?s Uncertainty in Illness middle-range theory may be used to explain the shared experience between the nurse and the one nursed in a stressful situation such as undergoing chemotherapy.
IV. Research Questions
??????????State briefly (describe or define) a research question that can be derived/developed from the literature you reviewed and from your experiences. This question may be answered by conducting research in nursing. (250 points). Please be sure to write a question.
??????????How would you design your proposed research study, qualitatively, or quantitatively? If so, what is the philosophical basis(es) for using either quantitative or qualitative method of nursing research?(250 points)
V. References (At least 10 references, 8 must be nursing research literature) (500 points)
??????????Reference list of literature cited in your paper (current and comprehensive)(200 points)
??????????You must cite all your sources in the body of the paper and again in the references section (200 points)
VI. Writing style, organization and grammar (600 points)
??????????The paper should be APA style as described in the 6th edition of the APA manual (200 points)
??????????The body of the paper should be about 5 pages, but not more than 7 pages (cover page and reference pages excluded) (100 points)
??????????Organization, logical flow, clarity, writing style, spelling, and grammar (200 points)
Purpose
The paper has a well-developed thesis topic focusing on a significant nursing practice problem and a recommendation for practice substantiated by evidence from the literature. The introduction establishes the issues at stake and the conclusion indicates what will change as a result of this argument. Thesis statement is clear and supported and describes the purpose of the paper and the significance the proposed solution holds for Content (1000)
__1000__The paper demonstrates excellent development of each idea and focuses on relevant details. Clearly explained examples support the claims and the topic is thoroughly researched. The thesis is supported by substantive and relevant elements from the literature. Substantive and relevant elements include significance of the study, pertinent findings, and evaluation of the components of the research process as they apply to the practice of nursing in developing the evidenced based proposal for clinical practice.
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The author is clearly attentive to the values of the intended audience. The author defends beliefs not shared by the audience and handles counter-arguments with respect.
The paper demonstrates mastery over the basics in sentence completeness, structure, variety, word choice, and punctuation. It maintains a clear and efficient style. Paper is formatted according to APA formatting requirements
The paper contains strong topic sentences and builds upon the argument suggested in the thesis. Clear transitions connect ideas both on the paragraph level and the sentence level.
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