Assignment 2: Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy
Your Concept Synthesis Paper is due this week. By Tuesday, June 9, 2015, submit your scholarly paper, in which you have identified, described, researched and applied the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.
Collate the work that you have done so far from Weeks 1–3, and submit your paper in the prescribed format to the W3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Your paper should include:
•Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing.
•The Four Metaparadigms: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on the basic four metaparadigms/concepts of patient, nurse, health, and environment.
•Two Practice-Specific Concepts: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on at least two concepts specific to your own practice.
•List of Propositions: A numbered list of at least five propositions or assumption statements that clearly connect the concepts described.
Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.
The paper should be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. The current APA Manual is to be used 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 6-10 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.
Grading Criteria:
Maximum Points
Nursing Autobiography
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 metaparadigms.
The essay included a definition of the four metaparadigms of nursing with reference to professional practice.
The essay mentioned how the metapardigms 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.
Essay was well written, well organized, and articulate.
Presentation Criteria
The paper clearly demonstrated 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.
Total
150
