Factors Contributing to The Professional Status of Nursing

Describe the factors that have contributed to the professional status of nursing today. • Review the prescribed peer-reviewed journal article (located in the Assessment 3 resource folder in the Interact 2 site for this subject) and describe two factors that have contributed to the professional status of nursing today. • Utilising the CRAP test, locate two additional peer-reviewed journal articles that support the two factors you identified in the previous section and include these as part of your discussion (one article for each factor). These peer-reviewed journal articles should not be opinion pieces or editorials and must be published after January 2016. Rationale This assessment task will assess the following: Subject Learning Outcomes be able to describe factors contributing to the current professional status of nursing. be able to demonstrate the skills required to locate, describe and interpret existing information to support development of disciplinary knowledge at an introductory level. be able to demonstrate literacy skills necessary to understand, interpret, and communicate effectively according to the context at an introductory level. Expected format: Brief introduction and conclusion Review the prescribed peer-reviewed journal article and describe two factors that have contributed to the professional status of nursing today. Locate 2 additional peer-reviewed articles to support this discussion. A reference list will be required as will in-text referencing to support your thoughts throughout your responses. Utilise the elements of a CRAP test (Currency, Relevance, Authority and Purpose) and include this within your assessment prior to the reference page. A template is provided for this below. This can be either included within the body of your assessment or after your references as an appendix. Please use this CRAP test table as a guide to make your own for your submission. Include the Table on a separate page AFTER your 1200-word submission and BEFORE your reference page, Your reference page should start on the page AFTER the CRAP test. Requirements are: Assessment tasks must be ‘word processed’ and not handwritten. Include a title page (no colour) that includes the subject name and code, title of the assessment task, due date, lecturer’s name, your name and your student number; Leave 2 cm margins and double line space your work; Use 12 point font, unless otherwise indicated; Number all pages; Insert your student name and number in header or footer of every page of every assignment. Referencing Correct APA7 and consistent referencing is an important component of producing professional and credible academic work. Marks will be awarded for high quality referencing.