Assignment
1. Think of a surprising or challenging practice situation in which you felt underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable.
2. Select an important nursing issue/topic that was inherent to the identified situation.
3. As a method of refection, use Carper's Patterns of Knowing to analyze the situation. In a two- to three-page paper address the following:
a) Briefly explain the situation
b) Identify the nursing issue inherent in the identified situation
c) What do you think was the underlying reason for the situation? (Esthetics)
d) What were your thoughts and feeling in the situation? (Personal)
e) What was one personal belief that impacted your actions? (Ethics)
f) What evidence in nursing literature supports the nursing importance of the identified issue? (Empirical)
g) What new insights did you gain through this reflective practice opportunity?
PREPARING THE PAPER
Submission Requirements
1. Application: Use Microsoft Word 2013 to create the written component of this assessment.
2. Length:
a. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least two but no more than three pages.
3. A minimum of two scholarly literature sources must be used.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.