Students will write a 3-5 pages research paper (excluding the title and reference pages) on one of the topics provided below. This must be written in APA format. Students must use a minimum of three professional resources less than five years old. These may include on-line resources, as well as journals and books, but must be peer-reviewed, scholarly sources. Students must use a minimum of three professional resources less than five years old. These may include on-line resources, as well as journals and books, but must be peer-reviewed, scholarly sources.
APA format: You should follow the guidelines for the APA 7th edition for student papers; you are not required to use the formatting guidelines for professional papers. Therefore, you do not need to include an abstract for this assignment. Although the Lone Star College Library site has information on APA format, another option is the Purdue OWL (On-line Writing Lab) website as it is the most frequently updated. When I am grading your paper, I will be looking at the 7th edition APA publication manual and/or the Purdue OWL site. I recommend you bookmark this site as you will be expected to use APA format for all assignments throughout the nursing program, as well as future BSN and MSN courses. Here is the link: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Please view these websites for characteristics of a scholarly/professional journal:
http://www.butlercc.edu/nixon_library/professional_journal.cfm
http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill20.html
One example of a reputable source for the HIPAA violation topic is:
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/examples/all-cases/index.html
Please view these websites for characteristics of a scholarly/professional journal:
http://www.butlercc.edu/nixon_library/professional_journal.cfm
http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill20.html
One example of a reputable source for the HIPAA violation topic is:
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/examples/all-cases/index.html
