Conduct a comprehensive database search using appropriate controlled vocabulary and limiters and expanders to locate scholarly references related to the theory and phenomenon.
Criteria
Points
INTRODUCTION (first paragraph of the paper, per APA, do not put this heading in the paper) Short paragraph to introduce the topic with demographic characteristics, prevalence and/or incidence of the patient-centered phenomenon. End this paragraph with an aim/purpose statement.
10
BODY (You MUST use the following outline as section headers)
Nursing Situation: Clinical practice phenomenon /nursing situation is clearly described (no more than 1 page)
10
Concepts: Two concepts of the phenomena from your nursing situation described above are identified and rationale provided. These concepts must derive from the nursing situation, not from a theory.
10
Grand Nursing Theory or Middle Range Nursing Theory: One grand theory (from Smith (2020) or middle range theory (from Smith) is identified with rationale as to why this theory pertains to the phenomena described above. Concepts of the theory that apply to the phenomenon are explained and how they relate to your nursing situation.
20
Theory Application and Literature Review: The concepts from the theory and the phenomena are used to retrieve relevant research articles (published within the last 5 years, except for seminal articles) and content from those articles are described. A minimum of 3 research articles from peer-reviewed scholarly journals are required. Content from the retrieved article(s) are applied to the practice nursing situation within the theoretical framework described above. If you quote the article, quotations need to be thoroughly introduced, explained, analyzed, and connected to the content. The theory application needs to be linked to your nursing situation, concepts, and literature. To receive full points, you MUST synthesize what you learned from the literature and how this knowledge can be applied. Repeating and regurgitating what is already stated in the literature will not meet the requirement.
25
CONCLUSION
Summary: Summarizes purpose of the paper, and specific lessons learned, recommendations for research, and health policy as appropriate.
5
SCHOLARLY WRITING
APA format 7th Edition is used for title page, levels of heading and referenced citations in text. A reference list is provided using APA. The paper is formatted and organized using APA criteria. A scoring table is attached.
5
Writing Style: There is a strong introduction and conclusion; scholarly writing style is used; correctly uses first person pronouns when applicable; The paper includes appropriate sentence and paragraph length, organization, levels of heading, grammar, logic, and flow. The content is presented with clarity and integrated to meet paper purposes.
5
Total
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