Order Number |
5934043841 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
You are required to submit a scholarly paper in which you will identify, describe, research, and apply the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.
This will help you identify your own values and beliefs about the established metaparadigms and metatheories of the discipline. It will also help you identify and articulate concepts relevant to your specific practice. This paper is intended to be an exercise in clarification and organization of your professional foundation. You are also required to provide a list of assumptions from personal nursing practice that illustrate the concepts and framework of your theory.
Your paper should follow a format that includes:
Each week, you will complete various segments of your Concept Synthesis Paper and submit it to the Submissions Area for facilitator feedback when necessary. Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.
Answer the following questions as you complete your various tasks related to this assignment.
The paper is to be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. Use the current edition of the APA Manual throughout the paper. Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 6-8 pages. Writing should be succinct and well organized, as it is impossible for the facilitator to evaluate form and content separately.
Your philosophy/framework is to be given a title that is appropriate to its content and emphasis.
Additional directions
The nursing autobiography included personal experiences in the field of nursing.
Provided an account of the current professional role of the student.
Included factors that guided decision making.
Quality of Essay
Enlisted the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm.
The essay included a definition of the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm with reference to professional practice
The essay mentioned how the four concepts of the nursing metapardigm were employed in nursing practice.
The essay enlisted two practice-specific concepts.
The essay included a numbered list of at least 5 propositions or assumptions.
The assumptions illustrated the concepts in a manner, which further clarified the students’ use of the conceptual material.
The essay demonstrated consistency between concepts and assumptions.
The concepts were connected and integrated to reveal a meaningful sequence.
The essay demonstrated clarification and organization of the students’ professional foundation.
The essay demonstrated evidence of critical thinking in analysis and response.
The essay demonstrated understanding and integration of lecture material, reading assignments, and sources consulted.
The essay was well written, well organized, and articulate.
Presentation Criteria
The paper clearly demonstrated an understanding of theoretical principles (i.e., concept development, definitions, etc.)
The paper revealed clarity, organization, and articulation of ideas.
The paper showed that ideas were well documented.
The paper revealed the breadth of research effort.
Written responses are free of grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Citations and references are included and written in the correct APA Style. Paper length is limited to 6-8 pages.