Self-Care and Professional Development

To prepare for completion of the scholarly paper:

Investigate the organizational philosophy, mission and vision of several healthcare
Locate an organization that aligns with your own personal values. This may be a

facilities including hospitals, residential care centers and community care organizations. Must have nurses that work for them.

facility located in your local community, across the country or around the world.

To complete the paper, include a discussion of the following (make each a paragraph and do not change the order of paragraphs or combine):

Examine and identify nursing values, knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to model professional nursing practice.How will your values can be integrated into your chosen organization? How do your values link or tie into your self-care and professional development plan – provide rationale supporting the relationship between the two if you’re going to be a ‘good’ nurse in this organization

Identify your lifelong learning approach(es) (approach to learning over your lifetime) that will support both excellence in nursing and support your chosen organization’s philosophy, mission, and values. Do not include their mission statement – you may refer to important parts of it however.

Discuss and differentiate historical and contemporary issue(s), don’t use handwashing in nursing (cite).This could be one issue that has changed over time (or) a discussion of an important historical issue in nursing and also a more current issue in today’s nursing.

Discuss the positive significance of spiritual beliefs and values to promote health (cite if from a source). Apply this to patients and NOT nurses.

Explain how actual ‘care’ for vulnerable populations is impacted , either elderly or children by attitudes, values, and expectations of the nurse, the patient, or both. Briefly discuss the professional nurse as role model to the client. This is not asking you to explain how a nurse should care for someone or what would happen if the nurse isn’t ‘nice’. How is care impacted by the above?

Describe a technique for behavioral change (cite this) that would promote health and manage illness when caring for self, family and community populations. Apply this to patients and NOT nurses.

Describe what nursing practice excellence means to you. Develop/discuss your plan for personal lifelong self-care and professional engagement that includes short-term and a long- term goals. Make certain to discuss specific self-care and professional development opportunities.

Required components of the Written Scholarly Paper:

References: A minimum of four scholarly nursing journals must be cited and appear on the reference page. Please see rubric.
Body of the paper: The body of the paper will be roughly 4 pages in length.(Note: The paper must also include an introduction and conclusion.(Intro and conclusions should broadly summarize and should be roughly 3-5 sentences at most.) Headers and indentations must align with APA 7th edition guidelines.

Written Scholarly Rubric

			Exemplary		Proficient		Developing		Unacceptable
	Organization & clarity		Ideas are expressed with clarity, succinctly. Focused, vivid language used to convey ideas.Flow of document is logical; builds toward conclusions with little extraneous information/ content; conclusions are clearly stated. Includes introduction, body and conclusion.		Relevant ideas are presented clearly and succinctly; flow is logical.Paper is well organized and includes introduction, body and conclusion.Conclusion is clearly stated.		Relevant ideas are presented, but thoughts could be more organized to demonstrate logical flow. Requires some effort to follow ideas across the document to determine writer’s conclusions.Includes introduction, body and conclusion.		Logical flow is minimally evident; ideas presented in disorganized manner.Lacks clarity.No introduction or conclusions stated.
			Concepts are focused, information is correct, words flow in logical order (introduction, body, and conclusion).		Concepts are focused, information is correct, but words do not always flow or seem in logical order. A couple of concepts may not be developed.		Concepts are present but not focused, information is mostly correct. A bit of a struggle to read and difficult to see a flow to the concepts.		Concepts are not present or information is not correct. Writing is not cohesive. Information is not in student’s own words. Difficult to read.
			2.76 – 3		2.55 – 2.75		2.34 – 2.54		0 – 2.33
	Comments
			Exemplary		Proficient		Developing		Unacceptable
	Use of Evidence-based sources		Exceeds required number of relevant, credible, and scholarly evidence based references.Those selected vary in type and include seminal sources on the topic. References included are beyond those provided.		Cites required number of relevant, credible, and scholarly evidence-based references representing varied types of sources. References included are beyond those provided.		Cites minimum number of required scholarly, evidence-based references. References included are beyond those provided.		Provides information not from credible, scholarly sources. References included are beyond those provided.
			Includes 4 or more non classroom (scholarly journals) information or textbook evidence-based resources.Most areas cited when needed.		Includes 3 non classroom (scholarly journals) information or textbook evidence-based resources.Occasional area not cited when needed.		Includes 1 – 2 non classroom (scholarly journals) information or textbook evidence-based resources. Has description and information communication strategies but has not searched far.Several areas not cited.		Information not from a credible source, or quotes are used with few of the student’s own words to connect them.Numerous areas not cited.
			2.76 – 3		2.55 – 2.75		2.34 – 2.54		0 – 2.33
	Comments
			Exemplary		Proficient		Developing		Unacceptable
	Synthesis		Integrates findings from all sources into coherent statement regarding what is known about topic/issue. Addresses all aspects of the findings.		Integrates findings from all sources into coherent statement regarding what is currently known about topic/issue. Addresses most aspects of the findings; may not address findings comprehensively.		Offers information, but does not connect findings from different sources to generate a clear statement of what is known.		Offers opinions, no exploration of evidence base.
			Integrates concepts well.		Integrates information but does not address all of what was assigned.		Has minimal information. Does not connect information into a clear statement of understanding.		Does not integrate the information. Offers opinions and not evidence.
			2.76 – 3		2.55 – 2.75		2.34 – 2.54		0 – 2.33
	Comments
		Exemplary		Proficient		Developing		Unacceptable
Discussion/ Position		Identifies implications of findings on the topic to nursing practice based on evidence; identifies personal position including pros and cons for position taken. Identifies gaps in evidence that could be addressed to strengthen existing evidence-base.		Thoughtful identification of implications of findings on the topic to nursing practice based on evidence; identifies personal position. Includes pros and cons supported by evidence for position taken.		Thoughtful identification of implications of findings on the topic to nursing practice based on evidence; expands discussion to identify personal position.Includes supporting evidence for position taken.		Unable to identify implications on the topic for nursing practice. Limited discussion; Does not clearly state own position about the topic.
		13.80 – 15		12.75 – 13.79		11.70 – 12.74		0 – 11.69
Comments

		Exemplary		Proficient		Developing		Unacceptable
Mechanics of Writing		Integrates creative approach that enhances the presentation and is appropriate to the audience.Entire text flows smoothly with clear transitions. Entire document is well organized. Sentence structure varies appropriately. No errors in grammar and/or punctuation.		Entire text flows smoothly with clear transitions.Entire document is well organized. Sentence structure varies appropriately. No errors in grammar and/or punctuation.		Writes in complete sentences. Most paragraphs contain one central idea. Evidence that the paper has been proofread before submission. Occasional errors in grammar and/or punctuation.		Writes in incomplete, run-on or fragmented sentences. Paragraphs are poorly constructed. Paper could have benefitted from more careful proofreading and editing.Multiple errors of grammar and/or punctuation.
		Less than three unique errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.		Three to five unique errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.		Six to seven unique errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.		More than seven unique errors of spelling, grammar and/or punctuation.
		2.76 – 3		2.55 – 2.75		2.34 – 2.54		0 – 2.33
Comments
		Exemplary		Proficient		Developing		Unacceptable
Use of APA		Document complies with APA format and guidelines with less than three unique errors.		Document complies with APA format and guidelines with three to five unique errors.		Limited compliance with APA format and guidelines with six to seven unique errors.		Document does not comply with APA format and guidelines with more than seven unique errors.
		APA format is accurate in presentation of paper, spacing, citations, and references.		APA format is apparent. May have 1 error in spacing, citations or references.		APA format is poor. Up to 2 – 3 errors in spacing, citations or references.		Does not follow APA formatting guidelines. Has more than 3 errors in spacing, citations or references.
		2.76 – 3		2.55 – 2.75		2.34 – 2.54		0 – 2.33
Comments

Subject: Nursing

Please follow the rubric and read the assignment instruction very well.

Body of the body paper should be answer paragraph by paragraph as in the instruction.

Please use APA 7th edition for both in text and references.

The body of the paper maximum is 4 pages in length should include an introduction and conclusion

https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=9XxxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT249&source=gbs_toc_r&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

I want you to use this text as one of the reference in the assignment, Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care Ninth Edition. Try to use part of the textbook available in the website and is relevant to the paper.

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