Course Project Milestone 1: Guidelines
Course Project Milestone 1: Guidelines
Updated 9/24/2017
Purpose
To apply lessons in nursing history to living nurses contributing to nursing history through an interview and documentation of historical information
Course Outcomes
The Course Project enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.
- Incorporate appropriate historical perspectives into current professional nursing practice (PO 2).
- Compare current professional nursing practice roles with historical roles of the nurse (PO 7).
Points
The entire project is worth 600 points. Milestone 1 is worth 100 points of this total.
Due Date
Submit your completed NR393 Milestone 1 by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. mountain time at the end of Week 2.
Requirements and Guidelines
- Nursing history is being made today by exemplary nurses throughout the world. Select one registered nurse who is creating nursing history to be the subject of this project. This RN must have at least 10 years of RN licensure. The nurse could be a family member; friend; colleague; acquaintance; manager; former instructor; or other nurse who is creating, delivering, or influencing the practice of nursing in your area. Do not select a former or current patient. Remember that a nurse does not have to create a nursing theory, write textbooks, or be the head of a nursing organization to make nursing history. The chief nurse executive who manages to deliver quality care in a small rural hospital with a tiny budget has a story worth telling. The nurse who served in the military has a story that is important to document as nursing history. The staff nurse who consistently provides high quality care is making history. History is not merely the major accomplishments or events; it includes the activities nurses everywhere do in their nursing lives. Milestone 1 is due at the end of Week 2.
- Clearly explain to the selected nurse that statements made in the interview will be recorded (audio, video, and/or written) and submitted to the instructor. The interview is not intended for public access.
- Obtain permission from the selected nurse to participate in an interview about his or her
- memories of nursing and nursing education;
- contributions to nursing; and
- persons or events that have influenced his or her nursing practice.
- Carefully review the Milestone 1 Grading Rubric. Complete only Milestone 1 requirements at this time.
- Download the Milestone 1 Template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..Save it to your computer in Microsoft Word 2010 (or later) as a .docx file with the file name as Your Last Name NR393 Milestone 1.docx. Type directly on your saved Milestone 1 Template. Submit your completed Milestone 1 as instructed by Sunday of Week 2.
- Note:Do not complete the interview at this time.
Course Project Milestone 1 Template
Directions:Prior to completing this template, carefully review Course Project Milestone 1 Guidelines, paying particular attention to how to name the document and all rubric requirements. After saving the document to your computer, type your answers directly on this template, and save again. This assignment is due by the end of Week 2 by 11:59 p.m.MT.
| Assignment Criteria | Answers
Note: See Milestone 1 Rubric for details required in each area. |
| Name, Credentials, and Contact Informationof Selected Nurse
15 points
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| Years Selected Nurse Has Been an RN
15 points
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| Your Relationship With Selected Nurse
25 points
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| Why You Selected This Nurse
45 points
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| To be completed by NR393 Instructor: | ____Selected Nurse isapprovedfor NR393 Course Project Milestones 2 and 3.
Or ____Selected Nurse is notapproved. E-mail your instructor immediately for further directions. Instructor Comments:
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APA Writing Checklist
Use this document as a checklist for each paper you will write throughout your GCU graduate
program. Follow specific instructions indicated in the assignment and use this checklist to help ensure correct grammar and APA formatting. Refer to the APA resources available in the GCU Library and Student Success Center.
☐ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.
☐ The title page is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ Topic is well defined.
☐ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.
☐ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the conclusion.
☐ Paragraph development: Each paragraph has an introductory statement, two or three sentences as the body of the paragraph, and a transition sentence to facilitate the flow of information. The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
☐ All sources are cited. APA style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.
☐ Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and APA style, and format is free of error.
Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.
Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.
Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.
Adapted from “Evaluating Resources: Defining Scholarly Resources,” located in Research Guides in the GCU Library.
☐ The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Utilize writing resources such as Grammarly, LopesWrite report, and ThinkingStorm to check your writing.
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