Consistent Infection Prevention: Vital During Routine and Emerging Infectious Disease Care
Consistent Infection Prevention: Vital During Routine and Emerging
Infectious Disease Care
Level One:
- Cite professional/scholarly nursing reference using APA citation
- Run a CINAHL database search accessed through the library homepage on the topic of basic care and comfort.
- Write a one and half to two-page summary using APA format
- Work individually to create a written product
ASSIGNMENT FOR:
LEVEL ONE:
Student Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate familiarity with nursing journals/publications
Engage in an introduction to electronic resources using the DCC/CSN library home page
Engage in an introduction to using APA reference citation
Write a summary of an article using APA format
Written Assignment
Topic: Choose a concept topic and look for an article that addresses nursing implications and/or nursing considerations.
Concept topics:
Assessment; Infection; Communication; Oxygenation; Elimination; Perfusion; Intervention: Medication Administration; Mobility
Go to the library and review one of the following nursing journals available in print and in the DCC/CSN electronic database on the assigned topic (within the past five years): American Journal of Nursing; Home Healthcare Now; Nursing; Nursing Made Incredibly Easy; Minority Nurse Magazine.
Guidelines:
- Access CINAHL through the library’s home page
- The search must produce a professional/scholarly nursing article within the past five (5) years
- Provide a one and one half to two page double spaced summary of the article using APA format
- The summary will include an overview of the content in the article.
- A clinical evaluation “Satisfactory” or ‘Unsatisfactory” will be issued for the written assignment as this is a clinical assignment reflecting an understanding of patient basic care, patient safety, and/or patient comfort.
Requirements for turning in the written assignment:
Introduction
The quality of your written assignment is a reflection on you. Your instructor is committed to assisting you to produce the best written assignment possible, while ensuring all work conforms to a universal style. You are responsible for following the procedure for submitting your work to your instructor, who will grade the format and content using the grading rubric.
Style:
The written assignment shall follow the guidelines described in the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Spacing:
Double-space the text throughout the work, both within and between paragraphs. Do not triple or quadruple space between paragraphs. Paragraphs should be indented one half inch (0.5”).
Margins:
Regardless of the margin requirements dictated in the APA Publication Manual or approved alternate style guide, your margins shall conform to the following rules.
- The top, right, left, and bottom of each page will have a margin of one inch (1”).
- Do not justify the right margin.
Type Style (Font) / Size:
Utilize black type in 12-point Times New Roman font.
Title Page:
Submit a “Title” page with the name of the article, your name, course name, instructor’s name, and date. Each should be centered on its own line.
Follow the title page with the summary of the article.
Follow the summary of the article with the reference page.
