Assignment Task
Content
Identify one current professional issue impacting the discipline of nursing. Critically analyse current discussions and research evidence that support and justify your paper. The student may choose from one of the below issues or an alternative issue that has been approved by the lecturer. Some of the currently identified issues include:
Nursing burnout
Compassion fatigue
Workplace safety
Nursing shortages
Increased workload
Recruitment and retention
An aging workforce
Violence against nursing
Horizontal violence
Bullying
Diversity
Gender bias
Analytical Essay structure Instruction:
The essay should be structured using the standard essay format with an Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
Introduction – Introduce the essay following the order
A general statement about the topic that provides a context for your argument
A thesis statement (purpose statement)
A road map of the essay (how will you present and develop arguments
Body – It elaborates your argument from the Introduction
Present a reasoned case supported by evidence from relevant scholarship written in paragraphs.
Each paragraph should be only 150-200 word to avoid too long or too short paragraphs.Single-sentence paragraphs are abrupt and should be used infrequently. Paragraphs that are too long (i.e., longer than one double-spaced manuscript page) risk losing readers’ attention.
Each body paragraph should have one main idea that supports the argument from the essay topic which is supported by relevant examples and evidence from the body of scholarly work on your topic.
Begin the paragraph with a topic sentence (a clear context for the information to follow). A good topic sentence summarizes the main message of the paragraph.
Each paragraph should be coherently structured at the micro level and macro level(in the paragraph and between the paragraphs).
Conclusion
Summary of the content written
Not to add any new information
Do not simply repeat yourself.
How the topic links to the wider context (Bigger picture) in your discipline
