NURS 3100 Issues/Trends in Nursing Week 3 Assignment 1

NURS 3100 Assignment 1: Impact of Nurses On Health Care Quality

Article Response Assignment

Write a one-page summary and response to the article that you selected from the Library. A template is provided in the Learning Resources to guide you in formatting your paper.

As you reflect on the findings in your chosen article, consider how the findings compare to your own professional nursing experience with Magnet, or, if you have no personal experience with Magnet, your thoughts concerning Magnet:

Paraphrase and integrate information from the article into paper.

Include an introduction, body, and a summary (conclusion).

Consider factors or principles from the article that hold true for or resonate with you.

Utilize this week’s Writing Center Course Resources to guide you through the process of paraphrasing and referencing evidence from your article. Review the AWE Checklist, Weeks 1–3, to see where you should be concerning your writing abilities. The Week 3 Assignment Rubric will keep you on track. Use Grammarly to check your writing for errors before submitting your Assignment.

Have fun writing your first paper!

It is important for nurses to stay abreast of current issues and trends in our field. Use this opportunity to develop or enhance your expertise on your chosen topic.

This Assignment introduces you to the Library. The Library is an invaluable resource for discovering nursing and health care–related databases and professional articles. Practice and refine your paraphrasing skills.

To prepare

Review the Week 3 Assignment 1 Rubric, provided in the Course Information area.

Review the AWE Checklist and Additional Resources for your Assignment:

1000 AWE Level Assignment Template

TOP Ten BSN Reference and Citations

Complete SafeAssign and Academic Integrity Online Tutorial, provided in this week’s Learning Resources.

Use the 1000 AWE Level Assignment Template found in the Resources for this week to complete your Assignment.

Explore this week’s Writing Resources and Program Success Tools, and specifically:

Use Google Scholar to search for articles related to the topic you selected. Link Google Scholar to the Library using the instructions provided.

Search for articles related to the topic you selected using the Nursing Databases of the Library.

Use the Library to research the impact of nursing on healthcare quality as viewed through the Magnet professional practice model. Select one current (published within the last 5 years) research article on this topic to address. This week’s Library Learning Resources will guide you through your database search.

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NURS 3100 Issues/Trends in Nursing Week 3 Assignment 2

Promise to Practice by Walden’s Code for Academic Integrity

As a nurse, the Nurses’ Code of Ethics is a foundational guide as you practice your professional obligations with integrity and ideals. This assignment allows you build on those nursing ethics as they pertain to your academic work and writing.

As a university student, you are bound by Walden’s Code of Conduct. An important aspect of the Code of Conduct is maintaining academic integrity which includes avoiding plagiarism. Here you will familiarize yourself with a portion of Walden’s Code of Conduct called Academic Integrity. You are asked to acknowledge that you have read the Academic Integrity expectations of the Code to uphold your HIGHEST standards in your student practice as you already do in your nursing practice. NURS 3100 Assignment 1: Impact of Nurses On Health Care Quality

To prepare

Go to the Student Handbook found at https://catalog.waldenu.edu/

Click on Student Expectations and Responsibilities and

Choose Code of Conduct and click on it. Scroll down the page and please review number 4 Academic Integrity and the following topics that are covered:

Plagiarism

Student Misuse of Their Own Scholarly Work

Cheating

Providing False Information

Copyright Violation

Assignment:

Fill in the attached template document Promise to Practice With Academic Integrity by typing your initials and name into the provided blank spaces.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.