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The wri?ng process GeEng started Explore the assignment Make rough notes Pick a tenta?ve topic GeEng feedback Make an appointment at the wri?ng centre for later in the
week Get feedback on your draL/revise Revising Work on style and lower order concerns Proofread, consult checklist for assignment
Scholarly papers
• What does it mean to be scholarly in Nursing? In 4th year?
• What is good evidence?
Informal Argument and Academic Wri?ng
Ex. [this study] will be a unique scholarly contribu?on as very few studies genuinely combine oral history and the documentary record.
Claim Link (because) Reason
Challenges
(How, So what, Why?)
Evidence
(Data, Statistics, Expert opinion, Visuals, Other studies, etc. [What counts is often discipline‐speciCic])
Thesis statements
• Specific: clear stance • Manageable • Interes?ng • Animal training is a crucial responsibility of pet ownership for pets that interact with visitors to the home or that venture into public spaces because these kinds of pets, when untrained, may pose threats to public safety.
A sample thesis statement
According to new approaches in pain management, nurses must obtain three kinds of knowledge if they are to respond effec?vely to a pa?ent’s pain: knowledge of self, knowledge of pain, and knowledge of standards of care.
[original/passive voice] New approaches to pain management stress three kinds of knowledge for nurses to obtain if they are to respond effec?vely to a pa?ent’s pain: knowledge of self, knowledge of pain, and knowledge of standards of care.1
www.mbon.org/practice/pain_management.pdf
In favour • Nursing organiza?ons should advocate for the development of day care facili4es to lessen the load on older people who care for their spouses with Alzheimer’s
• Because
Past topic
Included in the competencies of the registered nurse is the obliga?on to be aware of current emerging trends in healthcare and to be engaged in socio‐poli?cal ac?on. Describe a current trend affec?ng Albertans and explore how a novice prac??oner could become a supporter or a change agent?
Change agent • Describe a current trend affec?ng Albertans and explore how a novice prac??oner could become a supporter or a change agent?
Trends:
Winter 2011 topics • 1. Many RNs work over ?me. Compare and contrast views on this
issue from the pa?ent, the nurse, and also management/health system perspec?ves.
• 2. Included in the competencies of the registered nurse is the obliga?on to be aware of global health issues and to be engaged in socio‐poli?cal ac?on. Describe a current world health trend and explore how a novice RN could become a supporter or a change agent?
• 3. “Nurses eat their young!” Many nursing students and novice RNs experience a lack of respect from staff nurses. Compare and contrast views on this issue. From a perspec?ve of a novice prac??oner, how would you propose to change this aEtude?
Topic sentences/developing paragraphs • One of the most important interven?ons involves keeping
individuals ac?ve following the death of a spouse. Ac?vites can take many forms: bocci ball, cards, aquasize, dancing, Wii, and gardening (Rutherford, 2005a)These ac?vi?es have been shown to have a variety of posi?ve effects for certain older polula?ons. Springer (2004) reported that bocci ball players lived an average of 25 years longer than gardeners. These findings have implica?ons for community health nurses. These professionals should educate seniors about the importance of these ac?vites—the health outcomes—as well as ensure that informa?on about these ac?vites reaches this vulnerable popula?on.
Because keeping seniors ac?ve following the death of a spouse extends their lives, nurses should work to encourage policies and programs to encourage this ac?vity.
Organizing your paper • Title page • Abstract • Introduc?on (no heading) • Body (various headings) • Conclusion • References
DraLing/Revising • Get a “trusted reader” to get feedback • Consider using other students in the course or the wri?ng centre for this
• Ask readers to read for specific purposes: thesis, structure, transi?ons, development of a par?cular paragraph or idea