NR501 Week 2 Assignment Reflective Essay Latest 2019 January Question # 00598335 Course Code : NR501 Subject: Health Care Due on: 02/20/2019 Posted On: 02/20/2019 04:42 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

NR501 Theoretical
Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

Week 2
Reflective Essay Guidelines with Scoring Rubric

Purpose

Nursing knowledge is classified in a variety of ways, one of
which is Carper’s Patterns of Knowing (Carper, 1978). Carper’s framework offers
a lens through which the nurse can reflect upon insights acquired through
empirical, ethical, personal, and aesthetic knowledge (Carper, 1978). Through
intentional reflection using Carper’s Patterns of Knowing, nurses can process
experiential learning and knowledge acquired through practice. The purpose of
this assignment is to reflect upon a specific practice situation and better
understand the professional knowledge and insights obtained through that
experience.

Course Outcomes

Through this assessment, the student will meet the following
Course Outcomes:

Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis
and application of theory to nursing practice. (CO #1)

Examine broad theoretical concepts as foundational to
advanced nursing practice roles. (CO #3)

Total Points Possible

This assignment is worth 100 points.

Due Date

Submit your file by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week
2.

Students are given the opportunity to request an extension
on assignments for emergent situations. Supporting documentation must be
submitted to the assigned faculty. If the student’s request is not approved,
the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows:

Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction

Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction

Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction

If the student’s request is approved, the student will be
informed of the revised due date. Should the student fail to meet the revised
due date, the assignment is graded and a late penalty is applied as follows:

Monday = 10% of total possible point reduction

Tuesday = 20% of total possible point reduction

Wednesday = 30% of total possible point reduction

Requirements

Criteria for Content

Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in
which you felt underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable.

Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to
the identified situation.

As a method of refection, use Carper’s Patterns of Knowing
to analyze the situation. In a two- to three-page paper address the following:

Briefly explain the situation

Identify the nursing issue inherent in the identified
situation

What do you think was the underlying reason for the
situation? (Esthetics)

What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation?
(Personal)

What was one personal belief that impacted your actions?
(Ethics)

What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing
importance of the identified issue? (Empirical)

What new insights did you gain through this reflective
practice opportunity?

Preparing the paper

Submission Requirements

Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013™ to create the written
component of this assessment.

Length:

The paper (excluding the title page and reference page)
should be at least two but no more than three pages.

A minimum of two (2) scholarly literature sources must be
used.

Submission: Submit your file to the Canvas course site by
the due date/time indicated.

Best Practices in Preparing the Reflective Essay

The following are best practices in preparing this
reflective essay.

Review directions thoroughly.

Follow assignment requirements.

Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included.

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing.

Because the paper is a reflective essay, first person is
acceptable for this assignment.

Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page
must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This
includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the
introduction where no heading is used.

Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature
must be cited and referenced correctly.

A minimum of two (2) scholarly literature sources must be
used.

Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.