Assignment: Foundational Concepts of BSN

Analyze the relationship between foundational concepts of the Bachelor of science and Nursing (BSN) curriculum, and nursing as a profession 4. Demonstrate critical thinking within your analysis of the relationship between foundational concepts of the BSN curriculum, and nursing as a profession 5. Utilize the relationship between foundational concepts of the BSN curriculum, and nursing as a profession to formulate your evolving personal nursing identity 6. Demonstrate your growing skills in nursing inquiry, research and writing Assignment Instructions: 1. Choose 2 concepts/subconcepts from the BSN curriculum that have been covered in N111, and most resonate with you (at the end of instructions) 2. Define and discuss each of your 2 concepts 12 marks 3. Choose 2 characteristics that define a profession that most resonate with you (see Week 10 for readings on the characteristics of a profession) 4. Define and describe each of these 2 characteristics 12 marks 2 5. Analyze and demonstrate the relationship between your 2 chosen concepts/subconcepts of the BSN curriculum and your 2 chosen characteristics of a profession 12 marks 6. Utilize this established relationship between your 2 chosen concepts/subconcepts of the BSN curriculum and your 2 chosen characteristics of a profession to formulate and articulate your evolving personal nursing identity 12 marks 7.

Assignment: Foundational Concepts of BSN

Meet APA format requirements i. Times New Roman size 12 font, consistently double-spaced, 1 inch/2.5 cm margins, title page, running head with page numbers, paragraph indents ii. Paper title at top of first page, content developed to APA level 1 headings iii. Avoid use of quotations, paraphrasing preferred iv. Correct use of abbreviations 4 marks 8. Meet APA reference/citation requirements i. Complete and accurate in-text citations ii. Correctly formatted reference list 4 marks 9. Demonstrate academic writing style Though you will have more than 5 paragraphs in this paper, use the basic elements of a five-paragraph paper structure (refer to the BCCC Tutoring Centre “Outline for a Five-Paragraph Essay”): i. Introductory paragraph ii. Thesis statement iii. Multiple body paragraphs iv. Conclusion paragraph v. Transition words or phrases at the outset of each paragraph to logically transition from one idea to the next vi. Clear connections among the paragraphs and ideas in your paper vii. Concepts and themes in paper flow logically viii. Evidence of original voice ix. Succinct and concise x. Academic language: avoid slang/colloquialisms, use nursing discipline appropriate vocabulary/terminology, non-social, non-conversational, formal language xi. Proper use of grammar, spelling, punctuation 3 xii. Assignment meets six page minimum/maximum length, excluding title page and reference list xiii. Minimum 6 credible references Total 70 marks to be recalculated for 35% course weight BSN Curriculum Concepts/Subconcepts to Choose from for this Assignment: Nurse Social construction of nurses Nurses’ code of ethics Nursing writing Nursing philosophy Nurses’ scope of practice Nursing research Nurses’ ways of knowing Self-regulation in nursing Evidence-informed nursing practice Generalist and specialty nursing practice Health Professions Act Critical thinking in nursing Nursing education Advocacy in nursing Influential historical figures in nursing Teaching and learning in nursing Confidentiality in nursing Leadership/followership in nursing International nursing Power and equality in nursing Professional nursing organizations Nurses’ responsibility and roles Social justice in nursing

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

 

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.