Assignment: NUR 3516 Self Care Assignment Guideline

Assignment: NUR 3516 Self Care Assignment Guideline

NUR3516 Self Care Assignment Guideline

DUE DATE: Saturday of Week 4

Summary: Your assignment is to write an APA formatted
reflection paper based on taking

one hour a week to do something for yourself, reflecting on
the experience, and answering

some final questions. You will also present findings from a
scholarly, nursing journal article.

“ANA defines a healthy nurse as one who actively focuses on
creating and maintaining a

balance and synergy of physical, intellectual, emotional,
social, spiritual, personal and

professional wellbeing. A healthy nurse lives life to the
fullest capacity, across the

wellness/illness continuum, as they become stronger role
models, advocates, and educators,

personally, for their families, their communities and work
environments, and ultimately for

their patients.” (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2017)

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Who you will

write for

What you will write about How you will write How you will

evaluate and

support

Primary

Audience: The

primary audience

is the general

nursing

community

including your

peers and nursing

leaders.

Tone: This

assignment is to be

written in first

person as it

reflects your own

personal beliefs

and values.

However, you will

also correlate the

values, beliefs, and

ethical standards

Topic: Self Care Reflection and

Personal crisis prevention

/intervention

Each week, you ARE REQUIRED to

take ONE HOUR and do something that

YOU ENJOY, just for yourself! No kids

or family/friends allowed! It is time just

for you to relax and reflect. It can be

anything that helps you regroup and put

balance back in your life like horsebacking

riding, swimming, yoga,

reading (something other than a

textbook), and going to the park or a

spa. It must NOT be anything related to

school coursework or your job. You will

then journal each week about the

experience (reflection) and how it

relates to what you are learning about

stress, crisis, coping skills, self-care, and

supporting a “Healthy Nurse, Healthy

Nation™”.

Format: Your paper

will be written in APA

6

th edition format

including a Title and

Reference page. No

abstract is needed.

Write your paper in a

Microsoft Word

document. Save it in a

location on your

computer and with a

name that follows this

format: Last name,

First name, NUR3516,

Reflection Paper.

Organization:

Include a brief

introduction and

conclusion to your

paper. Each journal

Write in your own

words and paraphrase

content from other

sources and cite

according to APA

standards, as

applicable. It is

important to present

your ideas about the

subject matter through

your reflection and

analysis. Present a

paraphrased summary

of the article you

present from the

literature to support or

argue your ideas.

References: Include

one (1) nursing journal

article summary. Use

proper APA

of the nursing

profession.

Secondary

Audience: As

your instructor, I

will read and

evaluate how

effectively you

have addressed

your primary

audience.

Within your reflection paper, you will

address all of the following questions

using APA level 1 headings:

1. Present the activity you

selected each week, why you

chose it, and how it made you

feel.

2. Reflect on how you handle

daily stresses, the resources

(material, personal, and social)

you use to cope, and how your

perception of events affects

how you cope.

3. How might this activity prevent

burn-out in your daily

professional nursing practice?

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4. What changes have you made

in your life that support a

Healthy Nurse, Healthy

Nation™” lifestyle?

5. How does the crisis

intervention course better

prepare you to assist those in

crisis?

Include a summary of one nursing

journal article on self-care or burn-out

and how you benefited by reading it.

You may use the Keiser University

Online Library or a nursing related

professional website to obtain your

article.

The goal of this assignment is to assist

you to reflect and understand the

importance of caring for yourself as a

first line to caring for others and to

incorporate self-care activities into your

daily lives.

entry (4) must be a

minimum of 250

words. Use of Level

One APA Headings

are required.

Length: A minimum

of three (3) full

double-spaced pages

are required excluding

the title and reference

page.

Submission: Submit

as one completed

paper in one Word

document to the week

4 Assignment area.

SafeAssign: Your

paper will

automatically be

submitted through

SafeAssign, a

plagiarism software

program.

Please review the

SafeAssign

information under the

Student Resources

Tab, Writing and

Library link within the

course.

paraphrasing, in-text

citations, and

corresponding

reference for all

sources (if additional

sources are used).

Additional sources can

be from the ANA

Essential texts or the

course textbook.

Professional websites

can be included, but

must be in proper

APA format. The use

of web sites such as

Wikipedia or a nondiscipline

supportive

website are not

allowed.

*Please use the Keiser

University Online

Library for professional

nursing journal articles.

Sites such as the OJIN

Online Journal of Issues

in Nursing are also

acceptable.

Title: Self Care Personal Crisis Prevention/Intervention Due
Date: Saturday of Week 4

Audience: General Nursing Community

Tone: First Person

Format: APA and Level 1 Headings

Length: Three (3) full double-spaced pages are required
excluding the title and reference page.

References: One summarized nursing journal article

Assignment Rubric:

Criteria Allowed

Points

Points

earned

Comments

Submitted reflections for each week

(4). Each with a minimum of 250

words.

40

Demonstrates synthesis, analysis, and

evaluation of topics.

20

Brief introduction and conclusion

included

10

Included a summary of a nursing

journal article related to topic with

reference.

20

Minimum of three pages not

including title and reference

page. Grammar/Spelling/Punctuation

are correct.

5

Proper APA Format, Citations, and

References

5

SafeAssign Score <15%

similarity

with no

plagiarism

SafeAssign Score/Feedback:

Total points 100

To ensure that you get the most benefit from your BSN
education and meet learning/program outcomes, this

assignment is NOT optional. All students must complete the
assignment in order to pass the course. Failure

to submit the assignment will result in an F in the course
regardless of the numeric grade without the

assignment.