Nursing history of the health professions

We have focused on a number of important themes in relation to the history of the health professions: conflicts about the content of curriculum and purpose of educational programs; characteristics of professionalism and socialization within the profession (e.g., total institution or mortification of the self); various health professions? struggles over control in the workplace; autonomy; income; race, ethnic, and gender conflicts; health professional/patient relationships and the covenant of trust; the rise of patient-centered education within the health care system; the importance of interprofessional collaboration in caring for patients; social responsibility of health professionals in the context of health disparities; the delivery of health care services in the context of a ?medical home? model; and new roles of health professionals in the implementation of health system reform A list of the social characteristics of the health professions can also be found on the last page of the instructions for this take-home essay assignment. (Also see list of ?Social Characteristics of Health Professions and Professionalism? below.

Discussion:Nursing history of Health Professions

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Drawing upon course readings discuss aspects of some of the above themes in relation to how they are focused on in a newspaper, journal of opinion, or professional journal article which you have located to discuss.
Take-home Question Requirements:
—Your essay should be no less than 850 words and no more than 950 words, double-spaced, one-inch margins, and word-processed. Provide the word count for your essay on your title page. Attach a print copy of your outside article with your essay when you turn in the print copy of the essay before the exam begins on April 29 at 12:30pm.

— In the first paragraph of your essay, name the article you have chosen to discuss. Next, in the first paragraph of your essay briefly introduce at least three of the themes that connect to points raised in your chosen article that are discussed either in the first paragraph on this page (above) or shown in the ?Social Characteristics of Health Professions and Professionalism? list on page two of this document.

—Connect the three themes raised in your chosen essay to at least three course reading sources (at least one more reading if you wish to earn an A grade). You need to discuss these connections in significant detail (using quotes and paraphrasing [more than once from most of the sources] from the outside article and from course readings) in your essay. You may also discuss a reference personal experience in your own education or in your paid or volunteer work in a health care setting in writing your essay.

-Use MLA or Chicago Citation Style. You must have a minimum of four references listed on the citation page (this includes your outside article).

SSC495: Grading Rubric for the Second Exam Essay Question (Worth 40 points)
Analysis (15 points)
? Did you answer the question?
? Did you fully explain your answer?
? Did you connect your ideas to relevant themes that we are focusing on in class?

Evidence/Proof (15 points)
? Did you provide relevant, accurately-used examples from course discussion and readings?
? Did you provide page numbers and (possibly) short quotations to prove your answer?
? Was your answer accurate and clear concerning the historical context and chronology?

Writing (10 points)
? Word count
? Punctuation
? Grammar
? Spelling
? Proper sentence structure
? Well-organized paper with clearly-defined paragraphs

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Sources:
The article I have chosen to discuss
1- Alzheimer?s Disease And Nursing Homes
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Four course reading sources
2- Nursing: Pauline Chen, ?Nurses? Role in the Future of Health Care,? The New York Times, November 18, 2010.

3- Nursing: Ray Bingham, ?The Face-Off,? Health Affairs27, no.1 (2008): 210-215
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4- Nursing: Ann Kutney-Lee, Douglas M. Sloane, and Linda H. Aiken, ?An Increase in the Number Of Nurses With Baccalaureate Degrees Is Linked To Lower Rates of Postsurgery
Mortality, Health Affairs, March 2013. 32:579-586.
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5- Beth Ann Swan, ?A Nurse Learns Firsthand That You May Fend For Yourself After a
Hospital Stay,? Health Affairs, 31:11, November 2012, pp. 2579-2582.
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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.