NR351 Foundational Concepts for the Practicing RN Week 4 Assignment : Assigned Article Summary Assignment Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate essential scholarly writing and
NR351 Foundational Concepts for the Practicing RN
Week 4 Assignment : Assigned Article Summary Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate essential scholarly writing and APA format utilization using a specific journal article.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO 4: Apply concepts of ethics and professionalism to nursing practice, nursing roles, and academic development. (POs 5, 6)
CO 5: Discuss theories and evidence-based practice in the planning of patient-centered care. (POs 1, 8)
Due Date
Students?must?complete the Week 4 Assigned Article Summary assignment and submit it to the Dropbox by Sunday?at?11:59?p.m.?MT.
Late Assignment Policy
Students are expected to submit assignments by the time they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date and time will receive a deduction, as noted in the rubric below.
Total Points Possible: 150 points
Preparing the Assignment
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
Directions
Complete this assignment following the steps below.
Download the Assigned Article Summary assignment templateLinks to an external site.. Use of the template is required. A 10% deduction will be applied if the template is not used. See the rubric. Save the template and include your name in the file name.
In the NR351 Announcements, locate the announcement entitled, “IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Weeks 4 & 6 Assignments.” In this announcement, you will find:
The link to the assigned article (you must be logged into the Chamberlain Library before clicking the link.
Download and save the article in PDF format to your computer for this assignment.
Instructions for specific sections of the article to use for analysis on the template.
Read the entire article.
Using the assigned article PDF, follow the instructions in the downloaded Assigned Article Summary template and the Canvas announcement to complete the assignment.
When complete, save and close the completed template. Click the Submit button at the top of this page to upload your completed assignment.
Correctly cite and reference ideas and information that come from scholarly literature.
Follow grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation rules consistent with formal, scientific writing.
Abide by Chamberlain University’s academic integrity policy.
Include the following sections (detailed criteria listed below and in the grading rubric).
Reference List Item for Assigned Journal Article
Correct APA format for Reference List for:
Author(s)
Year & article title
Journal name, volume, and issue numbers
Page numbers, punctuation, double-line spacing & hanging indent
In-Text Quotation and Citation for Assigned Article
Correct APA format for In-Text Quotation and Citation for:
Quotation marks
Author name(s)
Year, page abbreviation, page number
Parentheses & punctuation
In-Text Paraphrased Area and Citation for Assigned Article
Correct APA format for In-Text Paraphrased Area and Citation for:
Author name(s)
Year
Parentheses
Punctuation
Assigned Article Summary
Correct APA format for Assigned Article Summary for:
Assigned sentence for quotation and citation as noted in the Canvas announcement.
Assigned sentence for the paraphrased area with citation as noted in the Canvas announcement.
Several additional paraphrased areas from the article with appropriately formatted citations.
Accurate overall summary of the article between 175-200 words.
Submit the completed Assigned Article Summary assignment template to the Week 4 Dropbox by Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
