NURS 2310 Introduction to Nursing Studies

Introduction to Nursing Studies (2310)

Essay Topics: Reflective Practice

Reflective practice is a key skill for nurses that enhances learning and growth. Discuss this statement, Within your essay you need to:

• draw upon contemporary academic literature (journal articles/text books) to support your discussion.
• provide examples from the video discussion below to support your discussion.

The assessment is an essay and it is expected that it will be submitted in academic essay format- with an introduction, linked paragraph, and a conclusion.  You need to write your essay in third person, and reference it using APA 7th referencing conventions. You need to refer to the video discussion on the topic you have chosen to further support your discussion. You will need to demonstrate that you have used a broad range of relevant literature from credible academic sources such as peer reviewed journals and academic nursing texts. For an essay of this length it is recommended that you have approx 10 references.
You must submit an electronic copy of your assignment via turnitin (link to submit on this page). Emailed submissions will not be accepted.
Your essay needs to be submitted as a word document.
Formatting of your assignment:

• Create a cover page at the start of your essay with: Course name and code, your name, your student number, the question you are answering, the word count of your essay (excluding the reference list but including in-text citations), and the requested word limit of the essay.
• use 1.5 or double line spacing
• use 11 or 12 font size
• Have a reference list on a fresh page at the end of your essay document.

Please observe that the word limit for this essay is 1500 words. You are permitted to be 10?ove or below this word limit (which means your essay needs to fall within the parameters of 1350-1650 words). If your essay exceeds the word limit by more than 10%, the marker will not take any content beyond 1650 words into consideration when marking. Please also see the rubric with regards to marks that are lost for not being within the word limit.
The marker will use the rubric when assessing your essay. Please ensure you read the marking rubric prior to starting this essay, this will direct you as to how marks are allocated.